Applicability of macro sensor network in disaster scenarios

The efficient use of communication technologies during disaster scenarios is vital for the relief and rescue works as well as for the disaster affected people. During the disaster scenarios, links between the Radio Access Network (RAN) and the Core Network (CN) might be broken. If the link between such affected nodes can be re-established via node-to-node communication, the data from the users can be transported to the network. Thus, this utilization of node-to-node communication can be a key technological achievement for cellular networks during such scenarios. The aim of this paper is to present the possible realization of a macro site node-to-node sensor network functionality for cellular networks during disaster scenarios. The merits of 3GPP LTE technology have been utilized in this paper to present a framework for this node-to-node communication in 3GPP LTE technology.