CoAP-based healthcare sensor networks: A survey

Author

Khattak, Hasan Ali ; Ruta, M. ; Di Sciascio, E.

Author_Institution

DEI, Politec. di Bari, Bari, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

14-18 Jan. 2014

Firstpage

499

Lastpage

503

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is a hot research topic which enables all kinds of devices to connect together and share information seamlessly. IEEE 802.15.4 Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (LoWPAN) and IPv6 over LoWPAN (IETF 6LoWPAN) defines standards and protocols for resource constrained Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is an emerging application layer protocol supporting resource constrained devices and easy integration with the existing TCP/IP standards. It is particularly useful for advanced applications in the healthcare field. This paper surveys technologies and techniques for using CoAP-based WSN for connecting and monitoring medical sensors. Application requirements for creating healthcare WSNs utilizing IPv6 and CoAP and real-time monitoring issues are also discussed.

Keywords

Internet of Things; biomedical communication; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; health care; medical computing; patient monitoring; personal area networks; protocols; wireless sensor networks; CoAP-based WSN; CoAP-based healthcare sensor network; Constrained Application Protocol; IEEE 802.15.4 Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks; IETF 6LoWPAN; IPv6; Internet of Things vision; TCP/IP standard; Wireless Sensor Networks; application layer protocol; healthcare WSN; healthcare field; medical sensor connecting; medical sensor monitoring; real-time monitoring issues; resource constrained devices; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Internet; Medical services; Monitoring; Protocols; Wireless sensor networks; CoAP; Healthcare; Internet of Things; WSN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), 2014 11th International Bhurban Conference on

Conference_Location

Islamabad

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IBCAST.2014.6778196

Filename

6778196