Simulation of Data Transmission during a Disaster through Portable Satellite Phones

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In order to establish the information network that will be stable and efficient during a disaster, we investigated the efficiency of data transmission through satellite phones and the Internet. Methods : We simulated data transmission using a portable satellite phone, a lap top computer, and a portable battery unit. We accessed the Network of Nifty-Serve with the presetting of severe damages on the network of our University. The data series which were sent to the WIDE Server for IAA (I Am Alive Project) included name, age, sex of the patients and location and wellness of the patients. The data for approximately 600 patients were described as the CSV text and were sent by the data transmission at the speed of 2800 b. p. s. The data were also sent to the web server at University of Pittsburgh to announce the severity of damages in our hospital and the situations of the patients admitted. Results : The size of the patient data series was 70,688 bites. The data was sent to the server of IAA and of University of Pittsburgh with minimum time delay. The data was forwarded to the IAA on-line database for the public access. It was also shown on the web page of University of Pittsburgh for the national and international access. Conclusion : Data transmission through satellite phones and the Internet will be a useful and stable way of information transmission during a disaster and the data will be forwarded to the IAA on-line database and to some web site for the public access.