Data muling services over a constellation of aircraft

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Title Data muling services over a constellation of aircraft
Summary Data muling services over a constellation of aircraft
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References 1) “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as Data Mules: An Experimental Assessment” — Palma, Zolich, Jiang, Johansen, IEEE Access, 2017.

2) “GeoSaW: A Location-Aware Waypoint-Based Routing Protocol for Airborne DTNs in Search and Rescue Scenarios” — Bujari, Calafate, Cano, Manzoni, Palazzi, Ronzani, Sensors (Basel), 2018.

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Supervisor EDISON PIGNATON DE FREITAS
Level Master
Status Open


A Data Muling service is a method for transferring data between locations that lack a continuous, end-to-end network connection.

The core concept relies on a specialized mobile node, called a data mule, that physically carries data and acts as a mobile relay.

This work aims to analyse the viability of having aircraft as data mules, in a scenario where aircraft may be interconnected by some omnidirectional or directional links.

Work in partnership with AIRBUS Central Research and Technology, Germany.