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The present document is intended to outline the concept of Emergency Communication Cells over Satellite (ECCS). An ECCS is understood as a temporary emergency communication cell supporting terrestrial wireless and wired standard(s) (e.g. based on IEEE 802.11 [i.4], VHF/UHF, IEEE 802.16 [i.5], GSM, or TETRA), which are linked/backhauled to a permanent infrastructure by means of bi-directional satellite links. The present document covers the involved roles for operating an ECCS and describes ECCS architectures based on existing products and introduces the challenges for providing interoperable services. An annex with existing ECCS solutions concludes the present document.