Title :
OURSES: Medical assistance over satellite
Author :
Inigo, Patricia ; Durin, Bernard ; Girault, Nicolas ; Verelst, Greet
Author_Institution :
Telecom Syst. Dept., EADS Astrium, Toulouse
Abstract :
Today, the digital divide originated by the unequal coverage of regions by terrestrial broadband solutions (xDSL, cable, optic fiber, etc) remains unfortunately an unsolved issue in a number of areas in Europe. Many regional, national and European policies have been defined in order to enable equal access to broadband communications for all citizens in all territories. The present article describes the activities carried out in the framework of the OURSES project that contributes to the development of the Information Society in accordance to these policies by addressing in particular the context of e-health assistance platforms and the satellite and wireless technologies.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; medical information systems; patient care; patient monitoring; satellite communication; OURSES; e-health assistance platform; information society development; medical assistance over satellite; satellite technology; wireless technology; Aerospace industry; Artificial satellites; Biomedical monitoring; Broadband communication; Digital video broadcasting; Optical fiber cables; Space technology; Testing; Wireless mesh networks; Wireless networks; DVB-RCS/DVB-S2; ambient assisting living; e-health; home care; rural areas; satellite transmission; wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Satellite and Space Communications, 2008. IWSSC 2008. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1947-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1948-7
DOI :
10.1109/IWSSC.2008.4656764
