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 …

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 …

Due to the advantages of large area coverage, low capital cost and fast deployment,
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are believed to play a key role in the emerging Internet of …

As the natural disasters may destroy the ground communication infrastructures for the
transportation systems, the communication relief in post-disaster networks is more crucial to …

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 …

For unforeseen natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, etc., the
traditional communication infrastructure is unavailable or seriously disrupted along with …

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating as aerial base stations (BSs) has
emerged as a promising solution especially in scenarios requiring rapid deployments (eg, in …

Due to disaster or other reasons, communication interruption may occur in malfunction areas
where all ground base stations (BSs) break down. This paper intends to study the …

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 …

Integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into emergency communications is a
promising way to accomplish efficient network recovery with the advantages of UAV …