Autonomic cooperative communications for emergency networks

Emergency networks formed by First Responders are characterised by dynamic topology changes. It makes them a very relevant area of interest for the application of the concept of cooperative communications supported with the rationale behind the autonomic system design. This is so mostly due to the ad hoc like nature of such a networking environment where the deployment of Relay Nodes, represented by Chief First Responders, may be fluctuating over time. The paper discusses these aspects jointly by investigating the mapping of autonomic cooperative communications onto an indoor scenario of a Relay Enhanced Cell type, where transmission is orchestrated by the Mobile Emergency Operations Centre.