Open AccessAnalyzing Options for Airborne Emergency Wireless Communications
Author(s) -
Michael Schmitt,
Juan D. Deaton,
Curt Papke,
S. Cherry
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/935455
Subject(s) - wireless , critical infrastructure , natural disaster , event (particle physics) , emergency management , telecommunications , computer security , scale (ratio) , computer science , emergency response , hurricane katrina , communications system , geography , political science , medical emergency , medicine , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , meteorology , law
In the event of large-scale natural or manmade catastrophic events, access to reliable and enduring commercial communication systems is critical. Hurricane Katrina provided a recent example of the need to ensure communications during a national emergency. To ensure that communication demands are met during these critical times, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under the guidance of United States Strategic Command has studied infrastructure issues, concerns, and vulnerabilities associated with an airborne wireless communications capability. Such a capability could provide emergency wireless communications until public/commercial nodes can be systematically restored. This report focuses on the airborne cellular restoration concept; analyzing basic infrastructure requirements; identifying related infrastructure issues, concerns, and vulnerabilities and offers recommended solutions