Designing Infrastructure-less Disaster Networks by Leveraging the AllJoyn Framework

AllJoyn is an open-source framework which has the potential to be the platform for next-generation proximity centric disaster network (DiNet) applications. However, its development is still in nascent stages, and one of the primary challenges is the design of efficient routing algorithms, which can ensure seamless and uninterrupted communication in an unfavorable environment. In this work, we implement a DiNet prototype using AllJoyn to highlight the challenges of multi-hop routing and propose the concept of extended proximity (e-proximity) in AllJoyn. As a first step towards solving this challenge, we carry out field experiments by implementing an AllJoyn file-transfer application on a trivial DiNet prototype. We then evaluate the performance of the AllJoyn based disaster network and demonstrate that AllJoyn can support robust and reliable DiNet applications.