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Deployable aerial communication networks: challenges for futuristic applications

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Laurent Reynaud,

Tinku RasheedAuthors Info & Claims

PE-WASUN '12: Proceedings of the 9th ACM symposium on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks

Pages 9 - 16

https://doi.org/10.1145/2387027.2387030

Published: 21 October 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Aerial (or airborne) telecommunications have been investigated for three decades through the design and the evaluation of stratospheric platforms able to offer multiple types of wireless services. More recently though, a wide range of lower altitude vehicles have been developed and subsequently sparked interest for their compelling features in terms of new applicative perspectives. This paper surveys the civilian aerial communication networks, with an overview of the performance of either high or low altitude platforms. Furthermore, through significant and promising use cases that are likely to gain momentum in the near future, we highlight a series of prominent challenges to be addressed for successful aerial networking deployments and likewise hint at key domains which should, in this regard, require further research efforts.

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Deployable aerial communication networks: challenges for futuristic applications
1. Networks
  1. Network protocols
  2. Network types
    1. Mobile networks
    2. Wireless access networks

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PE-WASUN '12: Proceedings of the 9th ACM symposium on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks

October 2012

130 pages

ISBN:9781450316217

DOI:10.1145/2387027

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Universitat Politàcnica de Catalunya, Spain
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