Opportunities and challenges in using WPAN and WLAN technologies in medical environments.

Opportunities and challenges in using WPAN and WLAN technologies in medical environments.

The present view of medical environments, where isolated networks are used for IT and medical applications, is changing toward an integrated heterogeneous network scenario that can support a wide range of applications. WPAN and WLAN technologies play a fundamental role in enabling such integrated en...

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Vydáno v:IEEE Communications magazine 45, 2 (2007).
Hlavní autor: Soomro, Amjad
Další autoři: Cacalcanti, Dave
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Témata:
3G cellular systems.
QoS requirements.
WLAN technology.
WPAN technology.
Integrated heterogeneous network scenario.
Life-critical nature.
Medical care delivery.
Medical environments.
Satellite networks.
Ubiquitous networks.
Wireless networks.