A comparative study of wireless communication network configurations for medical applications

Author

Arnon, Shlomi ; Bhastekar, Dorit ; Kedar, Debbi ; Tauber, Amir

Author_Institution

Satellite & Wireless Commun. Lab., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Volume

10

Issue

1

fYear

2003

Firstpage

56

Lastpage

61

Abstract

A comparative study of the performance characteristics of five multiple access configurations for a wireless communication network is presented and evaluated within the context of the medical field of application. A universal variable has been defined for comparison between the alternative configurations, embodying the data rate, number of channels, power consumption, and bandwidth requirements. Special medical specifications have been accommodated, while the broader applications of this approach have been addressed. CDMA is indicated as the preferred method, over ALOHA, slotted ALOHA, CSMA, and polling.

Keywords

biomedical communication; carrier sense multiple access; multiuser channels; radio networks; ALOHA; CDMA; CSMA; EEG; EMG; bandwidth; body temperature; channels; data rate; electro-encephalogram; electrocardiogram; electromyogram; heart rate; heart sound; medical applications; medical signals; medical specifications; multiple access configurations; performance characteristics; polling; power consumption; respiratory rate; slotted ALOHA; wireless communication network configurations; Biomedical equipment; Electrocardiography; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Heart rate; Medical services; Multiaccess communication; Throughput; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Wireless Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1284

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MWC.2003.1182112

Filename

1182112