Investigating the efficiency of IEEE 802.15.4 for medical monitoring applications

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 8215-8218

  Pelegris, P ^a   Banitsas, K ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; END TO END DELAY; IEEE 802.15.4; LOW DUTY-CYCLES; LOW POWER; MEDIUM ACCESS DELAY; MONITORING AND CONTROL; NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE; NETWORK LOAD; ONE STEP; RETRANSMISSIONS; SUPERFRAME ORDERS; TELE-MONITORING; TELECARE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

STANDARDS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84861678531     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6092026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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