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A Secure Hybrid Network Solution to Enhance the Resilience of the UK Government National Critical Infrastructure TETRA Deployment

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  • Devon Bennett

    (University of East London, UK)

  • Hamid Jahankhani

    (University of East London, UK)

  • Mohammad Dastbaz

    (University of East London, UK)

  • Hossein Jahankhani

    (University of East London, UK)

Abstract

In developed economies, electronic communication infrastructures are crucial for daily public, private, and business interactions. Cellular systems are extensively used for business communications, private interaction, and in some cases, public information services, via such uses as mass SMS messaging. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is at the core of all communications platforms. It was used primarily for voice communication purposes, but with current technological advances, this platform has been transformed from a voice to voice interface to a web enabled multimedia platform that provides commercial, business, and e-commerce services to the public. In response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist acts in New York City, the UK government introduced a policy of separating and transferring all emergency communication traffic from the PSTN to a digital public safety network based on the TETRA architecture. This paper extends the utilisation of the TETRA deployment by discussing a secure MANET hybrid solution for use in extreme situations as a short/mid-term EMS organisational communication platform for emergency and rescue operations.

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  • Devon Bennett & Hamid Jahankhani & Mohammad Dastbaz & Hossein Jahankhani, 2011. "A Secure Hybrid Network Solution to Enhance the Resilience of the UK Government National Critical Infrastructure TETRA Deployment," International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP), IGI Global, vol. 5(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jisp00:v:5:y:2011:i:1:p:1-13
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