2008 · 85 citations · 4 references
ComputingHealth InformaticsInformation TechnologyHealth Information SystemsHealthcare Information SystemsWireless CommunicationsIot SensorsSensor NetworksWearable Health TechnologiesWireless Communication ProtocolsWireless NetworksWireless Sensor NetworksBody Area NetworksMedical Sensor NetworksRemote Patient MonitoringRemote Patient Monitoring SystemsWireless Body Area NetworksWireless Body Sensor NetworksZigbeeZigbee Communication Protocol
In recent years, interests in the application of Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) have grown considerably. A WBAN can be used to develop a patient monitoring system which offers flexibility and mobility to patients. Use of a WBAN will also allow the flexibility of setting up a remote monitoring system via either the internet or an intranet. For such medical systems it is very important that a WBAN can collect and transmit data reliably, and in a timely manner to the monitoring entity. In this paper we examine the performance of an IEEE802.15.4/Zigbee MAC based WBAN operating in different patient monitoring environment. We study the performance of a remote patient monitoring system using an OPNET based simulation model.
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