NDLI: Development of Autonomous Anti-Disaster Base Station by Combination of Satellite and Wireless Networks

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Yuze, H. Nabeta, S. Ito, Y.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Grad. Sch. of Manage. & Inf., Innovation Univ. of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan (Yuze, H.) \|\| Media Mix Shizuoka Co. Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan (Ito, Y.) \|\| Fuji Sacred Heart Sch., Shizuoka, Japan (Nabeta, S.)
Abstract	When a large-scale disaster occurs, it is crucial to secure means of communication. However, as the damage to the communication networks might be aggravated as the magnitude of the disaster becomes larger, it would likely cause a state where all communications are disrupted. In addition, as the amount of damage to the power plant and transmission line becomes more significant, it could disrupt the supply of electricity over an extended period of time. The purpose of this research is to develop an autonomous anti-disaster base station that houses a power supply system, which uses both solar panels and batteries as the source of power, and has satellite Internet and wireless LAN environment so as to contribute to the securing of Internet communication immediately following a great earthquake. We developed a prototype system of the autonomous anti-disaster base station that features two types of satellite Internet connection equipment. The prototype system was put through a demonstration experiment during an anti-disaster drill held at a university. During the anti-disaster drill, the students of the university that evacuated to a sports field used their own smart devices to connect to the wireless LAN access point of the prototype system and registered their safety information into the safety confirmation system of the university through the satellite Internet. The access log of the safety confirmation system allowed us to verify that access was successfully made to the safety confirmation system through the prototype system. In addition, we conducted a questionnaire survey of the university students following the drill and were able to verify the usefulness of the system.
Sponsorship	IEEE Comput. Soc.
Starting Page	524
Ending Page	528
File Size	720451
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479917754
DOI	10.1109/WAINA.2015.134
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-03-24
Publisher Place	South Korea
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Wireless communication Base stations Satellites Earthquakes Autonomous Anti-disaster Base Station Prototypes Wireless Networks Safety Internet Satellite Networks
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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