Constellation, le dépôt institutionnel de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Résumé

Telecommunication is the exchange of information and data over significant distance by electronic means. During extreme events such as natural disasters and urgent events it becomes more and more important to preserve the communication devices and infrastructure to exchange information between rescue teams and persons in damaged zone based on their area. When extreme event happens, many communication scenarios can be considered. We focus on a the case of destruction of traditional communication networks during an emergency event such as natural disasters in which it is important to find an alternative network architecture to prevent the death and injury of thousands of people. The rescue teams are unable to locate and communicate with victims on right time. This work presents network architectural design model to extend the range of WIFI networks and help people access to Internet or get rescue when the damage affects the most existing telecommunication networks. This model is validated by analyzing two communication scenarios.