Small cells, wireless backhaul and renewable energy
Nicola Baldo, Paolo Dini, Josep Mangues‐Bafalluy, Marco Miozzo, José Núñez‐Martínez · 2011
In this paper we propose a network infrastructure to be deployed in the aftermath of a disaster with the aim of providing communication services to both emergency responders and civilians. The proposed infrastructure is a Network of Small Cells powered by renewable energy that features an all-wireless multi-hop backhaul network together with self-organization capabilities. After describing the main challenges to be investigated in the scenario under consideration, we describe in detail the proposed solution, introducing its main building blocks and architectural entities, and highlighting its benefits in comparison with legacy solutions.