AirGSM: An unmanned, flying GSM cellular base station for flexible field communications

Wypych, Tom; Angelo, Radley; Kuester, Falko

doi:10.1109/aero.2012.6187134

Cited by 10 publications

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“…The BTS is operated with a micro hydro power generator, and supports international SMS and local calls. Wypych at el [36] presents a GSM system with aerial deployment capabilities. The system can be deployed at high altitudes and promises a uniform GSM coverage over an area of 3.4 km.…”

Section: Gsm Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rescue Base Station

Ghaznavi

Heimerl

Muneer

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the Fifth ACM Symposium on Computing for Development

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Natural disasters are, unfortunately, a fundamental part of living on Planet Earth. Earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other events will continue to test the strength of the infrastructure modern society relies on, such as communication equipment like cellular networks. In this work, we propose The Rescue Base Station (RBS) a drop-in, solar power compatible, open-source GSM communication system for the scenarios where a large-scale calamity disrupts traditional modes of communication.The system operates using asynchronously connected autonomous nodes and gathers useful information from users, eventually synchronizing this data across the network using distributed network protocols. It connects people through conventional GSM services allowing calls, SMS and smart phone features when available. The networks also provides a series of services for use during a disaster, such as intelligent call routing, attribute based search on different characteristics (name, occupation and blood group), voice-mail services, SMS broadcast alerts, and emergency short-codes, through which a victim can contact available doctors, fire fighters, police and rescue workers.

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Section: Gsm Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rescue Base Station

Ghaznavi

Heimerl

Muneer

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the Fifth ACM Symposium on Computing for Development

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“…For this reason, mobile technologies (2/3/4G) and Wi-Fi are the best candidates in these contexts. In addition, 2G is a low-power technology, both from the end users' perspective and the service provider's one [66]. Moreover, all the subsequent mobile standards offer backward compatibility to 2G.…”

Section: Technologies Of a Network-in-a-boxmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the network might be constrained by surrounding buildings or hills. To overcome these issues, some NIBs leverage an aerial platform, like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), weather balloons, kites, and Low-Altitude Platforms (LAPs) [23], [54], [66]. The advantages are fast deployment and wide coverage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This corresponds to the next step in the evolution of networks that started with Software-Defined Networking (SDN). SDN allows the management of network devices through a standardized interface, allowing heterogeneity in the [113] eNB and EPC implementations [110], [111] OpenLTE [114] eNB and EPC implementations (partial) [110] GSM OpenBTS [115] GSM-to-IP full implementation [36], [51], [26], [116], [54], [56], [34] OpenBSC [117] BSC, MSC, HLR functions [66] Call switch…”

Section: A Technological Flexibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Network-In-a-Box: A Survey About On-Demand Flexible Networks

Pozza

Rao

Flinck

et al. 2018

IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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One of the key features of next-generation mobile networks is the ability to satisfy the requirements coming from different verticals. For satisfying these requirements, 5G networks will need to dynamically reconfigure the deployment of the network functions. However, the current deployments of mobile networks are experiencing difficulties in exhibiting the required flexibility. At the same time, the research on connectivity provisioning in use cases such as after-disaster scenarios or battlefields has converged towards the idea of Network-In-a-Box. This idea revolves around fitting all software and hardware modules needed by a mobile network in a single or a handful of physical devices. A Network-In-a-Box inherently offers a high level of flexibility that makes it capable of providing connectivity services in a wide range of scenarios. Therefore, the Network-In-a-Box concept represents an alternative approach for satisfying the requirements of next-generation mobile networks. In this survey, we analyze the state-of-the-art of Network-In-a-Box solutions proposed by academia and industry in the time frame starting from 1998 up to early 2017. First, we present the main use cases around which the concept has been conceived. Then, we abstract the common features of the Network-In-a-Box implementations, and discuss how different proposals offer these features. We then draw our conclusions and discuss possible future research directions, including steps required to reach an even higher level of flexibility. The aim of our analysis is twofold. On one hand, we provide a comprehensive view of the idea of Network-In-a-Box. On the other hand, through the analysis we present the features that future mobile networks should exhibit to achieve their design goals. In particular, we show how the Network-In-a-Box fosters the transition towards the next-generation mobile networks.

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“…Besides, if a rapid response were necessary (e.g., if a crew member fell overboard) the deployment time of Helios would be prohibitive, unless a communication system such as the one we propose was available between the vessel and the life jacket. Wypych et al [19] described AirGSM, a similar system with the same limitations. Zorn et al [20], in turn, described a search-and-rescue system that combines a jammer with an SDR BTS unit to disable normal communications and force terminals to register themselves with the new BTS, a relatively old concept [21].…”

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A Cognitive Mobile BTS Solution with Software-Defined Radioelectric Sensing

Munoz-Castaner

Vales‐Alonso

García

et al. 2013

Sensors

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Private communications inside large vehicles such as ships may be effectively provided using standard cellular systems. In this paper we propose a new solution based on software-defined radio with electromagnetic sensing support. Software-defined radio allows low-cost developments and, potentially, added-value services not available in commercial cellular networks. The platform of reference, OpenBTS, only supports single-channel cells. Our proposal, however, has the ability of changing BTS channel frequency without disrupting ongoing communications. This ability should be mandatory in vehicular environments, where neighbouring cell configurations may change rapidly, so a moving cell must be reconfigured in real-time to avoid interferences. Full details about frequency occupancy sensing and the channel reselection procedure are provided in this paper. Moreover, a procedure for fast terminal detection is proposed. This may be decisive in emergency situations, e.g., if someone falls overboard. Different tests confirm the feasibility of our proposal and its compatibility with commercial GSM terminals.

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AirGSM: An unmanned, flying GSM cellular base station for flexible field communications

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

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