Natural disasters can cause massive destruction, which leads to the loss of lives and property. Disasters cause extensive damage to the communication infrastructure, e.g., optical fibre cables, base stations, towers, and others equipment needed to provide assistance. The destruction of the communications infrastructure can prevent the affected areas from re-linking with the Global Network. As a result, the Pacific nations have begun to focus on the role of communications in reducing the impact of disasters. The remote sensing and information exchange from the event area is one of the priorities that must be addressed. Aerial platforms with modem wireless networking technologies are considered a positive case for several applications, especially reducing the risks associated with disasters, since they provide critical information to needed for risk assessment and mitigation. Low-altitude platforms (L-APs) can be used to enhance the deployment of communication networks. However, these systems face challenges as a result of atmospheric disturbances, including the instability of the communication systems inside the platform and the need to improve the rate of data propagation. In fact, there is a correlation between these restrictions. The direction of the platform can change as a result of changes in the speed and direction of the wind, and this can cause the loss of the vitally important line-of-sight (LoS) between the nodes of the network. Free-space optical (FSO) communication can be used to enhance the rate of data propagation between the · network's nodes. However, this option is accompanied by certain challenges. FSO has a narrow beam divergence and requires the guidance of laser beams in the free space between the bi-directional FSO systems. Moreover, the attenuation of the signals in the transmission channels as a result of atmospheric turbulence will cause unacceptable bit error rates (BERs) at the receiving side. These previous limitations led to the development of smart communication platform System version one (SCPSvl) as a telecom air station for extending the deployment of the network. This system has the ability to make adjustments for external factors, thereby preventing the destabilization of the platform. SCPS consists of two parts, i.e., a control system and the communication system. SCPS can achieve stability via utilizing a control system that maintains an unbroken LoS path between the network's nodes. The stability of the system makes it feasible to use bi-directional FSO in mobile platforms in order to improve the transmission channels. To extend the deployment of the network, the design of the architecture of the network is such that a central node is established to provide multipoint-to-multiple points connectivity. The conditions that are imposed on the network made it necessary to develop a• model that ensures that the various specifications of the SCPS are compatible with the level of deployment. Smart
communication platform system version two (SCPSv2) serves as a Sky-HUB station that is identical to the first version in terms of achieving the stable state required for effective communication systems. However, they differ in the performance of their transmission method; in that version 2 can transmit to more than one node at a time. The network deployment also required the development and installation of a main ground unit (MGU) to transfer data from the ground level to the L-APs. 1n this research, the feasibility of using L-APs for the deployment of multi-level communications networks was verified. The innovative systems that were developed, i.e., SCPS-vl, SCPS-v2, and MGU, can be used effectively to help minimize the effects of disasters. Moreover, it was demonstrated that these systems can effectively stabilize the L-APs using the control system that was developed using MATLAB Workspace and Simulink. In order to measure the response of the control system, the SimMechanics MATLAB approach was used to generate a disturbance state in the SCPS. In addition, the performance of FSO to withstand environmental conditions with acceptable BER was verified by utilizing Optisystem™ to simulate optical links in the transmission layer. Finally, the study demonstrated the possibility of utilizing smart communication platforms at low altitude to enhance the deployment of communications networks in various applications, and they should be especially beneficial when disasters or other emergencies occur
