DocumentCode
2489949
Title
Operational parameters of a medical wireless LAN: security, range and interference issues
Author
Banitsas, Konstantinos A. ; Tachakra, Sapal ; Istepanian, Robert S H
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Volume
3
fYear
2002
fDate
23-26 Oct. 2002
Firstpage
1889
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the operational parameters of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) In hospital and clinical ward environments and presents the concept of MedLAN system, dedicated to these environments. It then deals with the issues of security, range and interference with an emphasis on the first one.
Keywords
interference (signal); reviews; telecommunication security; telemedicine; wireless LAN; MedLAN system; clinical ward environments; hospital; medical wireless LAN; operational parameters; range; Authentication; Biomedical engineering; Computer hacking; Computer security; Data engineering; Hospitals; Interference; Portable computers; Systems engineering and theory; Wireless LAN;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7612-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053078
Filename
1053078
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