Nowadays, daily human life is closely intertwined with various networks. When natural
disasters or malicious attacks break out, the failure of communication infrastructure due to …

Reliable and flexible emergency communication is a key challenge for search and rescue in
the event of disasters, especially for the case when base stations are no longer functioning …

In disaster recovery, ground network consisting of mobile terminals of rescue vehicles and
civilians may be disconnected due to severe environment. In this situation, multiple …

Communication during emergency situations is crucial to saving lives. Rescue workers at an
emergency scene need to be able to coordinate and communicate effectively. Despite the …

Today's wireless communication networks are very reliable. However, in case of a disaster,
these networks can be overwhelmed by a tremendous amount of requests which they can …

In the context of sixth-generation (6G) networks, emergency management systems based on
wireless communications have recently gained increasing interest. Hereby, fundamentals …

Communications play an important role during public safety operations. Since the current
communication technologies heavily rely on the backbone network, the failure of base …

As a vital component of disaster response and relief, a wireless network needs to be rapidly
deployed after a disaster strikes. Due to the advantages of large area coverage, low capital …

In this paper we study the deployment of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to form a
temporal UAV network for the provisioning of emergent communications to affected people …

After disasters, road side units, which can provide wireless communications to vehicles, may
fail due to physical damages or power outages. Vehicle‐to‐vehicle communication also may …