DocumentCode :
504031
Title :
Security for pervasive medical sensor networks
Author :
Garcia-Morchon, Oscar ; Falck, Thomas ; Heer, Tobias ; Wehrle, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Distrib. Sensor Syst., Philips Res. Eur., Netherlands
fYear :
2009
fDate :
13-16 July 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
10
Abstract :
Wireless sensor networks are going to allow for ubiquitous health monitoring, improving users´ well-being, the healthcare system, and helping to quickly react on emergency situations. Meeting the strict security needs of these ubiquitous medical applications is a big challenge, since safety and privacy of medical data has to be guaranteed all the way from the sensor nodes to the back-end services, the system has to fulfill latency needs, and lots of mobility is expected. In this paper, we introduce a deployment model for wireless sensor networks for pervasive healthcare based on the concepts of patient area networks and medical sensor networks, and propose a complete and efficient security framework for them. Our security framework is organized into three layers, addressing the operational requirements and security needs at the patient area network, medical sensor network and back-end levels. We specify how these layers are interconnected with each other as well as the needed security mechanisms that allow for the efficient and practical deployment of secure pervasive healthcare systems based on wireless sensor networks.
Keywords :
authorisation; biomedical communication; cryptography; data privacy; health care; medical information systems; patient monitoring; telecommunication security; ubiquitous computing; wireless sensor networks; MSN; PAN; WSN; access control; back-end service; cryptography; emergency situation; medical data privacy; medical information system; operational requirements; patient area network; pervasive medical sensor network; secure pervasive healthcare system; security framework; ubiquitous health monitoring safety; ubiquitous medical application; wireless sensor network model; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical monitoring; Communication system security; Data privacy; Data security; Information security; Medical services; Remote monitoring; Sensor systems; Wireless sensor networks; Medical Information Systems; Medical Sensor Network; Patient Area Network; Security;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking & Services, MobiQuitous, 2009. MobiQuitous '09. 6th Annual International
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-963-9799-59-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6832
Filename :
5326398
Link To Document :
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