Title :
3GPP Long Term Evolution and its application for healthcare services
Author :
Zain, A.S.M. ; Yahya, Abid ; Malek, M.F.A. ; Omar, Normaliza
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Commun. Eng., Univ. Malaysia Perlis, Kangar, Malaysia
Abstract :
The current growth of mobile data usage and emergence of new applications have greatly motivated the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to work on Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE is the most recent standard in the mobile network technology to be developed based on GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies with the aim of optimizing the capacity and speed of 3G mobile communication networks. In this chapter, the structures and features of fourth generation (4G) LTE are investigated at the early stages of telemedical research. The paper also provides a comparison of WiMAX and LTE standards on various aspects, as well as the potential of technology in healthcare applications. A survey on telemedicine services using traditional wireless system is presented. Finally, issues and challenges of wireless technologies in healthcare applications and services are deliberated.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; 4G mobile communication; Long Term Evolution; WiMax; cellular radio; telemedicine; 3G mobile communication network; 3GPP; EDGE; GSM; HSPA; LTE standard; Long Term Evolution; Third Generation Partnership Project; UMTS; WiMAX standard; fourth generation LTE; healthcare services; mobile data usage; telemedical research; Communication system security; Medical services; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Telemedicine; WiMAX; LTE; OFDMA; healthcare; mobile communication; telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0478-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCE.2012.6271187
