Comparative technical evaluation of various communication media used for telemedical video-conference

Author

Singh, Indra Pratap ; Chand, Repu Daman ; Mishra, S.K.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Telemedicine & Biomed. Inf., Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad. Inst. of Med. Sci. (SGPGIMS), Lucknow

fYear

2008

fDate

7-9 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Communication links are the lifelines for telemedicine practice. Various terrestrial and satellite media can be used, however, each has itpsilas own plus and minus side. Current study was designed to evaluate three types of telecommunication media used for telemedical videoconference at the SGPGIMS Telemedicine program over a period of fifteen months. The evaluation was based on analysis of technical parameters recorded in a prescribed proforma designed for the study purpose maintained prospectively after completion of each event. Only technical issues were focused. At the end of the study period analysis of data revealed that leased line based terrestrial IP (Internet Protocol) is better than Sky IP. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) media was found technically less acceptable for telemedical video-conference.

Keywords

protocols; telecommunication links; teleconferencing; telemedicine; SGPGIMS Telemedicine program; communication links; satellite media; telecommunication media; telemedical video-conference; telemedicine practice; terrestrial Internet protocol; terrestrial media; Bandwidth; Biomedical informatics; Educational institutions; Hospitals; ISDN; Joining processes; Optical fibers; Teleconferencing; Telemedicine; Videoconference; Fiber Optic; ISDN; VSAT; videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

e-health Networking, Applications and Services, 2008. HealthCom 2008. 10th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2280-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2281-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600098

Filename

4600098