Data throughput optimization in the IEEE 802.15.4 medical sensor networks

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1361-1364

  Støa, Stig ^a   Balasingham, Ilangko ^a,b   Ramstad, Tor A ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSOR NETWORKS; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS; PACKET SIZE; SCHEDULING ALGORITHM; WIRELESS BIOMEDICAL SENSOR NETWORKS;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 34548836079     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iscas.2007.378480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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