AERIS is a research-stage architecture. These scenarios show where its design questions may matter; they do not represent deployments, customers or validated outcomes.
Terrestrial sites, power and backhaul can be affected across a wide area.
AERIS could be evaluated as a deployable local access and aerial mesh concept.
Ground access + aerial mesh
Support local coordination where links are unavailable.
Teams may operate across terrain where fixed network access is limited.
A dock-based first mile and aerial relay layer could extend a local network.
First mile + Layer 2
Provide an additional communications path for field teams.
Remote terrain and changing incident boundaries complicate access.
A tethered aerial node could be assessed as a repositionable local network element.
Tether + Layer 2
Support communication planning in changing environments.
Flooding can isolate communities and disrupt terrestrial infrastructure.
Ground access, local mesh and available backhaul can be considered together.
Ground + mesh + backhaul
Create a design option for separated or access-constrained areas.
Incident coordination depends on communication among field and command teams.
The DTD layers model local access and an interface to wider-area backhaul.
First mile + Layer 3
Connect local operations to an available wider network.
Infrastructure work in remote locations may have limited fixed connectivity.
AERIS concepts could be studied where temporary local communication is useful.
Dock + tether + mesh
Explore temporary communications architecture.
Wind, line of sight, traffic, deployment space, power and backhaul availability must be assessed for each setting.