SAA, 1st version - Net!Works

eMobility – Strategic Applications AgendaAnnex CParticipantsSapienza Sl SpainAntrix Corporation Limited IndiaAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham IndiaCommissariat A L'energie Atomique FranceUniversitat Politecnica De Catalunya SpainCeske Centrum Pro Vedu A Spolecnost Czech RepublicEcole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne SwitzerlandUniversita Degli Studi Di Roma "La Sapienza" ItalyIntracom S.A. Telecom Solutions GreeceDune S.R.L. ItalyCoordinatorContact Person: Name: CAPODIECI, PAOLOTel: +39-06-91091631Fax: +39-06-91091389Organisation: SELEX COMMUNICATIONS SPAMARKETING AND BUSINESS DEPARTMENTVIA RAFFAELE PIERAGOSTINI, 8016151 GENOVAITALY75. Wireless Infrastructure over Satellite for emergencycommunications (WISECOM)Background and ObjectivesFunded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)Research area: IST-2005-2.5.12 ICT for Environmental Risk Managementhttp://www.wisecom-fp6.eu/The proposal will study, develop, and validate by life trials candidate rapidly deployable lightweightcommunications infrastructures for emergency conditions. The infrastructures will integrate several terrestrialmobile radio networks - comprising GSM, UMTS, WiFi, and optionally WIMAX and TETRA - over satellite systems,both lightweight and rapidly deployable, and thus suitable for public safety communication. Satellite systemsintrinsically present very good characteristics for a rapid deployment of a telecommunication infrastructure whenand where a terrestrial infrastructure is not available (e.g. after a natural or industrial hazard). The connection tothe public networks (PSTN, ISDN, Internet) is directly provided at the satellite gateway, depending on the offeredservice. The WISECOM project will thus use INMARSAT BGAN and DVB-RCS, one for worldwide basic services,the other for larger bandwidth support.The targeted infrastructure will cover bi-directional communication needs for voice and data, will be scalable,covering the needs for a few persons to larger groups, and should be easy to carry by a person, ideally as acarry-on cargo on planes. The infrastructure should cover the immediate needs in the first hours and daysfollowing an emergency. Furthermore, the system will integrate location-based services for emergency scenarios.A secondary objective is to study and develop an easily deployable infrastructure meant for medium to longerterm needs, useful during a recovery and rebuilding phase following an emergency.The proposal will build on the experience of the partners in past EU projects such as WirelessCabin and TWISTERdealing in particularly with the integration of satellite communication systems and of terrestrial wirelesscommunication networks. The infrastructures allow the integration of alert systems, communication to and fromthe citizen, and rapidly deployable emergency telecommunication systems.313