Performance analysis of multiplexed medical data transmission for mobile emergency care over the UMTS channel

Author

Gállego, José Ramón ; Hernández-Solana, Ángela ; Canales, María ; Lafuente, Javier ; Valdovinos, Antonio ; Fernández-Navajas, Julián

Author_Institution

Commun. Technol. Group, Aragon Inst. for Eng. Res., Zaragoza, Spain

Volume

9

Issue

1

fYear

2005

fDate

3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

22

Abstract

In this paper, a third-generation universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) solution for the delivery of biomedical information from an ambulance to a hospital is presented. The joint transmission of voice, real-time video, electrocardiogram signals, and medical scans in a realistic cellular multiuser simulation environment is considered, taking into account the advantages and particularities of UMTS technology for such transmission. The accomplishment of quality of service constraints for different services is investigated and quantitative results are provided in order to demonstrate the feasibility of using UMTS technology for emergency care services on high-speed moving ambulance vehicles.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; health care; telemedicine; QoS; UMTS channel; ambulance; biomedical information delivery; cellular multiuser simulation environment; electrocardiogram signals; emergency care services; medical scans; mobile emergency care; mobile telemedicine; multimedia traffic; multiplexed medical data transmission; quality of service; real-tune video; third-generation universal mobile telecommunications system; 3G mobile communication; Data communication; GSM; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mobile communication; Performance analysis; Quality of service; Telecommunication traffic; Telemedicine; Vehicles; Mobile telemedicine; multimedia traffic; quality of service (QoS); universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS); Ambulances; Cellular Phone; Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; Feasibility Studies; Information Storage and Retrieval; Monitoring, Physiologic; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7771

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TITB.2004.838362

Filename

1402443