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WIDER 3WiFi in Disaster and Emergency Response

Anders BäckMuhammed AliBeyhan KochaliXin BaiDavid Tlahuetl

WiFi in Disaster and Emergency Response

Agenda

1. Project background

2. Previous WIDER projects

3. Goals

4. System architecture

5. Project progress and future work


“A phone call can make the difference between life and death”Ericsson Response


Disaster Statistics

315,000 people perished in 2004

366 natural disasters in 2004

In six years, the victims of disasters has risen, from fewer than 0.5 million a year to more than 5.5 million

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies


Mission statement

To improve the existing communication systems for relief organizations in disaster areas


Stakeholders

Ericsson Response

Relief organizations

– United Nations

– Red Cross and Red Crescent

KTH


Basic Network TopologyWiFi in Disaster and Emergency Response

WIDER 1 (2003)WiFi in Disaster and Emergency Response

WIDER 2 (2004)WiFi in Disaster and Emergency Response

Operative use of WIDER

Indonesia

Geneva

Sudan

Caribean Islands


Primary Goals

Investigation of new wireless technologies– Improved coverage, reliability and robustness

Adding GSM/GPRS connectivity

Internet connectivity– Caching server, firewall, NAT


Secondary Goals

Improve the Quality of Service

Implementation of advanced encryption and authentication technologies

– PEAP– WPA


WIDER 3 TopologyWiFi in Disaster and Emergency Response

Project Progress

Setup of test bed (WIDER 1 & 2)

Improvement on authentication

Investigation on wireless solutions

Team collaboration


Future Work

Investigation of WiMAX

Internet connectivity

GSM/GPRS connectivity

Video and documentation


Questions & Comments

Thank you !!!!!


http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2005-team9/

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