A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System
We present a specification and a nationwide pilot implementation of a future public safety communication system. We propose a novel approach to survivable heterogeneous emergency communication systems, merging professional and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment, communicating over state-of-th...
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| author | Janez Sterle Miha Rugelj Urban Sedlar Luka Koršič Andrej Kos Peter Zidar Mojca Volk |
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| description | We present a specification and a nationwide pilot implementation of a future public safety communication system. We propose a novel approach to survivable heterogeneous emergency communication systems, merging professional and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment, communicating over state-of-the-art mobile and satellite links. We explain the architecture and functional outline of an Advanced Emergency Response Communications System (A-ERCS), which was developed and integrated with professional, commercial, and ad hoc networks to provide survivable communications services and sensor-based applications to support public safety agencies in their day-to-day operation and disaster relief missions. Further, we present the results of a real-world pilot implementation, customized for fire fighter services in Slovenia, and discuss the outcomes of performance tests, showing how the proposed solution can be applied in public safety practice and how COTS technologies can be efficiently and reliably reused in this specific domain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0b30a8d45beb40ffa7ba3a8f4fa228082025-08-20T02:03:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772015-10-011110.1155/2015/685253685253A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication SystemJanez Sterle0Miha Rugelj1Urban Sedlar2Luka Koršič3Andrej Kos4Peter Zidar5Mojca Volk6 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Telekom Slovenije, d.d., Cigaletova 15, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaWe present a specification and a nationwide pilot implementation of a future public safety communication system. We propose a novel approach to survivable heterogeneous emergency communication systems, merging professional and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment, communicating over state-of-the-art mobile and satellite links. We explain the architecture and functional outline of an Advanced Emergency Response Communications System (A-ERCS), which was developed and integrated with professional, commercial, and ad hoc networks to provide survivable communications services and sensor-based applications to support public safety agencies in their day-to-day operation and disaster relief missions. Further, we present the results of a real-world pilot implementation, customized for fire fighter services in Slovenia, and discuss the outcomes of performance tests, showing how the proposed solution can be applied in public safety practice and how COTS technologies can be efficiently and reliably reused in this specific domain.https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/685253 |
| spellingShingle | Janez Sterle Miha Rugelj Urban Sedlar Luka Koršič Andrej Kos Peter Zidar Mojca Volk A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
| title | A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System |
| title_full | A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System |
| title_fullStr | A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System |
| title_short | A Novel Approach to Building a Heterogeneous Emergency Response Communication System |
| title_sort | novel approach to building a heterogeneous emergency response communication system |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/685253 |
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