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Learn about the latest advances in wireless Public Safety Networks (PSNs) with an examination of past communication failures that have directly contributed to the loss of lives and the main challenges related to the establishment and maintenance of these networks, the latest advancements in the field, along with future perspectives

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Public safety networks 2. Communication technologies 3. Existent and future architectures 4. Requirements for PSN interoperability5. Emergency alert systems 6. Public Safety Scenarios modelling 7. Fast deployable networks 8. Public Safety applications 9. Validation of mission critical networks protocols 10. Emerging standards 11. Spectrum policies and specific legislations 12. Social networks and disaster scenarios 13. Next generation systems14. Next challenges

About the Author

Daniel Câmara is a Research Engineer at Telecom ParisTech, in France, currently working in the System on Chip Laboratory (LABSOC). His research interestsinclude wireless networks, distributed systems, quality of software and artificial intelligence algorithms. Navid Nikaein is Assistant Professor in the mobile communication department at Eurecom in France, where he leads a research group focusing on experimental system research related to wireless systems with concrete use-cases found in broadband access, massive IoT, and public safety networks.