TY - GEN
T1 - Design and implementation of a dual-radio wireless mesh network testbed for healthcare
AU - Wang, X. H.
AU - Iqbal, M.
AU - Zhou, X.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - this paper presents a new wireless networking technology, wireless mesh networks (WMN), for healthcare. The WMN architecture, characteristics, advantages and its potential applications in healthcare are discussed. Furthermore, a dual-radio WMN testbed, SwanMesh, has been developed to evaluate the applications of WMN in healthcare. This paper presents the architecture, security, and management of SwanMesh. The basic network performance in terms of bandwidth and delays are also evaluated. The test results show the developed network maintained a stable bandwidth after multiple hops. The developed WMN can be used in hospital and community for communication and healthcare. At last, the application of WMN in hospital is envisioned.
AB - this paper presents a new wireless networking technology, wireless mesh networks (WMN), for healthcare. The WMN architecture, characteristics, advantages and its potential applications in healthcare are discussed. Furthermore, a dual-radio WMN testbed, SwanMesh, has been developed to evaluate the applications of WMN in healthcare. This paper presents the architecture, security, and management of SwanMesh. The basic network performance in terms of bandwidth and delays are also evaluated. The test results show the developed network maintained a stable bandwidth after multiple hops. The developed WMN can be used in hospital and community for communication and healthcare. At last, the application of WMN in hospital is envisioned.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51849097781&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ITAB.2008.4570647
DO - 10.1109/ITAB.2008.4570647
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:51849097781
SN - 9781424422555
T3 - 5th Int. Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB 2008 in conjunction with 2nd Int. Symposium and Summer School on Biomedical and Health Engineering, IS3BHE 2008
SP - 300
EP - 304
BT - 5th Int. Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB 2008 in conjunction with 2nd Int. Symposium and Summer School on Biomedical and Health Engineering, IS3BHE 2008
T2 - 5th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB 2008 in conjunction with 2nd International Symposium and Summer School on Biomedical and Health Engineering, IS3BHE 2008
Y2 - 30 May 2008 through 31 May 2008
ER -