Improving Rural Emergency Services with Cognitive Radio Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa
Type of Resource:
Conference paper
Year of Publication:
2014
Indicators:
- Solutions or Strategies
- Trends
Themes:
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use
Author(s): Dramane Ouattara, Francine Krief, Mohamed Aymen Chalouf, and Tegawendé F. Bissyandé
Trends: Current network coverage is concentrated around the cities with high density of population. Solutions: Through the deployment of Cognitive Radio, emergency services in rural areas will benefit from low cost access networks. Cognitive Radio will be used to manage the selection/switching across different frequency UHF/VHF bands or TV White Spaces.
URL
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_12
Region of Study:
Country of Study:
Africa,
Study Quality
High