Continuous vs. Event Driven Routing Protocols for WSNs in Healthcare Environments

Author

Yupho, Debdhanit ; Kabara, Joseph

Author_Institution

Graduate Program in Telecommun. & Networking, Pittsburgh Univ., PA

fYear

2006

fDate

Nov. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Advances in embedded computing systems have resulted in the emergence of wireless sensor networks, which provide unique opportunities for monitoring and controlling homes, cities and the environments. Recently, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been proposed for hospital/medical care environments to support automated data collection, which is then integrated into the patient care record system. However, wireless sensor networks are application specific, and routing protocols will vary in their ability to healthcare environments

Keywords

health care; medical information systems; patient monitoring; routing protocols; wireless sensor networks; WSN; automated data collection; continuous routing protocols; embedded computing systems; event driven routing protocols; healthcare; patient care record system; patient monitoring; routing protocols; Automatic control; Biomedical monitoring; Cities and towns; Control systems; Embedded computing; Medical control systems; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Routing protocols; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pervasive Health Conference and Workshops, 2006

Conference_Location

Innsbruck

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1085-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1086-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361666

Filename

4205157