Disasters could cause communication systems to partially or completely down. In such a
case, relief operations need a rapidly deployed communication system to save lives …

The natural or man-made disaster demands an efficient communication and coordination
among first responders for successful emergency management operations. During …

Ad-hoc networks are infrastructure less networks and can be established in any environment
without pre-existing infrastructure with ease of deployment. The nodes in the network can …

Abstract Disaster Area Network (DAN) is very crucial in case of natural or man-made
disasters. During state of emergency, a rapidly deployable network is the highest priority to …

A disaster is an event that obstructs the regular course of events. Communication between
nodes is severely hindered during disasters. As a result, an ad-hoc network method was …

The most important experiences we discovered from several disasters are that cellular
networks were vulnerable, and the loss of the communication system may have a …

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a noncentralized, self-organized, and self-managed
wireless ad hoc network that is used in a specific circumstance. The changing nature of the …

Ad hoc networks have been proved to be suitable for disaster scenarios since any
infrastructure needs to be deployed in order to establish a wireless network. Routing …

The purpose of this research paper is to ensure reliable and continuous communication
between the rescue officers and other people during disaster recovery and reconstruction …

This paper describes an ad hoc networking scheme and routing protocol for emergency
communications. The objective of the network is to collect damage assessment information …