Survey and analysis of satellite-based telemedicine projects involving Japan and developing nations: Investigation of transmission rates, channel numbers, and node numbers

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2001, Pages 844-848

  Nakajima, Isao ^a   Natori, Michiya ^b   Takizawa, Masaomi ^c   Kaihara, Shigekoto ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Okura Hospital   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erlang B formula; Satellite communications; very small aperture terminal(VSAT)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DATA TRANSFER; DATA TRANSFER RATES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; SURVEYS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

DEVELOPING NATIONS; ERLANG B; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SURVEY AND ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE PROJECTS; TRANSMISSION RATES; VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINALS; VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BELARUS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; JAPAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MELANESIA; SPACE FLIGHT; TELEMEDICINE;

ASIA; BYELARUS; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; JAPAN; MELANESIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SPACECRAFT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 34250792865     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-928-8-844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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