MEPI Client Application for Wireless Distribution of Information

This paper^* presents a developed client application for wireless distribution of information, e.g., in cases of natural disasters, industrial accidents, terrorist attacks, etc., based on the elaborated Method for EPidemic distribution of Information (MEPI), in a manner similar to the epidemic spread of biological viruses in the world. Messages (and supplementary files) are initially broadcast by drones, flying over the affected area(s), and further distributed by multiple cooperating user devices located there. Th? method is particularly relevant in scenarios where conventional communication infrastructures are unavailable or nonfunctional because of a disaster/accident/attack. MEPI is utilized by an elaborated architecture that can be used to create software applications for wireless distribution of information, working on different platforms, operating systems, and hardware, and satisfying different specialized needs.