A systematic review of how wireless communications work and interact in a natural disaster situation in Iquique city

Abstract

This work applies a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) based on the “Systematic Review Process to Software Engineering” methodology to determine if, in a natural disaster situation in the coastal city of Iquique, there are wireless communication technologies and protocols to permit the connectivity even if the communication is turn off. The SLR defines two questions. The first one aims to identify the most likely natural disaster situation for Iquique. The most common natural disaster situation was determined using information from the literature analyzed, along with its conditions, occurrence, and impact on the city. The second question depends on the answer to the first one and seeks to find the most suitable technology for the natural disaster situation obtained in the first question. The articles were classified based on their indexing and multi-phase review. The results show the most suitable technology available for mobile device communication considering the most frequent scenario of natural disasters in the city of Iquique.