1. Parts of this work are ©2013 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for Public Release: 13-1335. Distribution Unlimited. Off-Grid Communications with Android: Meshing the Mobile World Jeff Robble

2. © 2013 All rights reserved. Smart Phone Ad-hoc Networking (SPAN) Open Source research project funded by the MITRE Corporation Collaborative effort of private, public, and independent contributors worldwide Used in Emergency Preparedness and Response situations and humanitarian efforts

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4. Smart Phone Ad-hoc Networking (SPAN) Leverage the ubiquity of smart phones to create a P2P mesh network Network is headless, no cell towers or wireless APs Relay messages through peers Network dynamically expands as more peers join Network is self-healing, peers can leave at any time

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6. Smart Phone Ad-hoc Networking (SPAN) Communicate when infrastructure is broken or cannot be trusted –Form a P2P VPN over the mesh Nodes can act as gateway devices –Share cell service with peers

7. © 2013 All rights reserved. Downlink Internet via satellite 3 Sector Wi-Fi on all towers FEMA Scenario