Cross-layer ultrasound video streaming over mobile WiMAX and HSUPA networks

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-39

  Alinejad, Ali ^a,b,c   Philip, Nada Y ^c   Istepanian, Robert S H ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Oxford Branch   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross layer design; E health; High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA),mobile broadband; Mobile healthcare (mhealth); MobileWorldwide Interoperability For Microwave Access (WiMAX); Wireless telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LAYER DESIGN; EHEALTH; HIGH-SPEED; MOBILE HEALTH CARE; MOBILEWORLDWIDE INTEROPERABILITY FOR MICROWAVE ACCESS (WIMAX); WIRELESS TELEMEDICINE;

EQUIPMENT TESTING; HEALTH CARE; INTEROPERABILITY; QUALITY OF SERVICE; ULTRASONICS; VIDEO STREAMING; WIMAX;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; VIDEORECORDING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84856867800     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2011.2154384     Document Type: Article

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