A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging
Ubiquitous healthcare (U-healthcare) systems are expected to offer flexible and resilient high-end technological solutions enabling remote monitoring of patients health status in real-time and provisioning of feedback and remote actions by healthcare providers. In this paper, we present a 6LowPAN ba...
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| author | Tabish, Rohan Ghaleb, Abdulaziz M. Hussein, Rima Touati, Farid Mnaouer, Adel Ben Khriji, Lazhar A. Rasid, Mohd Fadlee |
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| description | Ubiquitous healthcare (U-healthcare) systems are expected to offer flexible and resilient high-end technological solutions enabling remote monitoring of patients health status in real-time and provisioning of feedback and remote actions by healthcare providers. In this paper, we present a 6LowPAN based U-healthcare platform that contributes to the realization of the above expectation. The proposed system comprises two sensor nodes sending temperature data and ECG signals to a remote processing unit. These sensors are being assigned an IPv6 address to enable the Internet-of-Things (IoT) functionality. A 6LowPAN-enabled edge router, connected to a PC, is serving as a base station through a serial interface, to collect data from the sensor nodes. Furthermore, a program interfacing through a Serial-Line-Internet-Protocol (SLIP) and running on the PC provides a network interface that receives IPv6 packets from the edge router. The above system is enhanced by having the application save readings from the sensors into a file that can be downloaded by a remote server using a free Cloud service such as UbuntuOne. This enhancement makes the system robust against data loss especially for outdoor healthcare services, where the 3G/4G connectivity may get lost because of signal quality fluctuations. The system provided a proof of concept of successful remote U-healthcare monitoring illustrating the IoT functionality and involving 3G/4G connectivity while being enhanced by a cloud-based backup. |
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| spelling | upm-447832020-08-04T02:32:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44783/ A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging Tabish, Rohan Ghaleb, Abdulaziz M. Hussein, Rima Touati, Farid Mnaouer, Adel Ben Khriji, Lazhar A. Rasid, Mohd Fadlee Ubiquitous healthcare (U-healthcare) systems are expected to offer flexible and resilient high-end technological solutions enabling remote monitoring of patients health status in real-time and provisioning of feedback and remote actions by healthcare providers. In this paper, we present a 6LowPAN based U-healthcare platform that contributes to the realization of the above expectation. The proposed system comprises two sensor nodes sending temperature data and ECG signals to a remote processing unit. These sensors are being assigned an IPv6 address to enable the Internet-of-Things (IoT) functionality. A 6LowPAN-enabled edge router, connected to a PC, is serving as a base station through a serial interface, to collect data from the sensor nodes. Furthermore, a program interfacing through a Serial-Line-Internet-Protocol (SLIP) and running on the PC provides a network interface that receives IPv6 packets from the edge router. The above system is enhanced by having the application save readings from the sensors into a file that can be downloaded by a remote server using a free Cloud service such as UbuntuOne. This enhancement makes the system robust against data loss especially for outdoor healthcare services, where the 3G/4G connectivity may get lost because of signal quality fluctuations. The system provided a proof of concept of successful remote U-healthcare monitoring illustrating the IoT functionality and involving 3G/4G connectivity while being enhanced by a cloud-based backup. IEEE 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44783/1/A%203GWiFi-enabled%206LoWPAN-based%20u-healthcare%20system%20for%20ubiquitous%20real-time%20monitoring%20and%20data%20logging.pdf Tabish, Rohan and Ghaleb, Abdulaziz M. and Hussein, Rima and Touati, Farid and Mnaouer, Adel Ben and Khriji, Lazhar and A. Rasid, Mohd Fadlee (2014) A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging. In: 2nd Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering (MECBME 2014), 17-20 Feb. 2014, Hilton Hotel, Doha, Qatar. (pp. 277-280). 10.1109/MECBME.2014.6783258 |
| spellingShingle | Tabish, Rohan Ghaleb, Abdulaziz M. Hussein, Rima Touati, Farid Mnaouer, Adel Ben Khriji, Lazhar A. Rasid, Mohd Fadlee A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
| title | A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
| title_full | A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
| title_fullStr | A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
| title_short | A 3G/WiFi-enabled 6LoWPAN-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
| title_sort | 3g/wifi-enabled 6lowpan-based u-healthcare system for ubiquitous real-time monitoring and data logging |
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