Self-Organization Networks for Disaster Relief

IEEE 802.16 Presentation Submission Template (Rev. 9) Document Number:

IEEE C802.16gman-10/0015Date Submitted:

2010-05-05Source:

Sungkyung Kim, Sungcheol Chang , Hyun Lee, E-mail: {cyrano, scchang, csyoon}@etri.re.krEunkyung Kim, Soojung Jung, Jaesun Cha, Chulsik Yoon ETRI

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Introduction

• According to the PAR [1], “This amendment specifies protocol enhancements to the IEEE802.16 MAC

for enabling increased robustness and alternate radio path establishment in degraded network conditions. Limited OFDMA PHY extensions are included for enabling operation with radio path redundancy and direct communication between subscriber stations. Also mobile base stations and mobile relay stations are supported.”

• And, GRIDMAN SG has discussed some usage cases [2]. Among them, we focus on disaster recovery when the ground based communication infrastructure suffers a local or widely destruction.

Usage model

• A Disaster may destroy existing communication infrastructures. And, it can bring about heavy congestion.– Natural disaster: volcano, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, etc.

– Man-made disaster: war, terror, big fire, building collapses, etc.

Disaster Relief• After a disaster, we have to consider the capability and coverage of BS in a

disaster area for rescue and search within a short time.– Establishing temporary BSs/RSs to resolve call-congestion and to recover a degraded

communication network.

– Utilizing enhanced relay stations and multimode stations to assist incomplete BS, to support alternative paths, and to fill coverage holes in a disaster area , etc.

Key Requirements

• Multi-mode station

• Mobile Base station

• Dynamic Self-Organization Network

• Ability to operate without an attached infrastructures

Multi-Mode Station

• 802.16n shall support a multi-mode station to operate as another station temporarily.– Type

• Multimode MS: supporting the functions of RS or BS.

• Multimode RS: supporting the functions of BS.

– Features (compared with normal infra-stations)• Compact sized-hardware

• Limited transmission power

• Limited functions

• Data source/sink terminal (Multimode MS)

– Mode Change • Sensing network states/infra-stations

• deciding a role

• Dynamic re-configuration

• With/without infrastructure

Mobile Base Station

• 802.16n shall support a mobile base station which is loaded onto a vehicle to operate in a wide disaster area.– Types

• Nomadic base station

• Full mobile base station

– Technical issues• Dynamic network configuration

• Handoff with normal base station

• Ability of BS to measure radio link

• Interference mitigation

• Frequency allocation

• Wireless backhaul communication

• detached from infrastructures

Others

• Stand-alone network– 802.16n shall support a stand-alone network to operate without an

attached infrastructures.• Protocol termination at stand-alone BS

• Local authentication & authorization

• Resource efficiency – Direct communication between subscriber stations

• Link adaptation

• Synchronization

Summary

• Key technologies for disaster relief– Multimode station– Mobile base station– Stand-alone network– Self Organization Network

References

[1] IEEE 802.16gman-10/0018r2, “Draft PAR and Five Criteria from Greater Reliability in Disrupted Metropolitan Area Networks (GRIDMAN) Study Group,” March 2010.

[2] IEEE 802.16gman-10/0019r1, “NRR Draft Report,” March 2010.

[3] IEEE 802.16gman-10/0014, “Group Calls and Multicast Operation for Public Safety and Public Protection”, May 2010.