title: Wireless distribution systems to support medical response to disasters.
abstract: We discuss the design of multi-hop access networks with multiple gateways that supports medical response to disasters. We examine and implement protocols to ensure high bandwidth, robust, self-healing and secure wireless multi-hop access networks for extreme conditions. Address management, path setup, gateway discovery and selection protocols are described. Future directions and plans are also considered.
authors.affiliation: California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Techology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arisoylu
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Ramesh A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lenert
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D004190:Disasters; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*