Title :
An IEEE-1394 based outlet for home automation and health care networks
Author :
Martel, S. ; Hunter, I.
Author_Institution :
BioInstrumentation Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a new outlet intended for a future home and/or office network based on the IEEE-1394 serial bus. The new outlet has been built and tested. Several units can be distributed throughout the home to provide high-speed interconnection among various systems designed for home automation and/or health care applications.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; health care; home automation; medical computing; system buses; FireWire; IEEE-1394 based outlet; IEEE-1394 serial bus; asynchronous; consumer electronics devices; high-speed interconnection; isochronous; office network; personal computer peripherals; Clocks; Connectors; Consumer electronics; Costs; Firewire; Home automation; Medical services; Personal communication networks; Physical layer; Universal Serial Bus;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1019650
