Applications of software-defined radio (SDR) technology in hospital environments
| Autor: | Ilangko Balasingham, Aleksandra Krkoleva Mateska, Konstantin Chomu, Raul Chavez-Santiago, Liljana Gavrilovska |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
business.industry Radio Waves Interoperability Biomedical Engineering Software-defined radio Equipment Design Hospitals Computer Communication Networks Cognitive radio Intensive care Personal computer Body area network Wireless Humans business Wireless sensor network Wireless Technology Software Computer network Monitoring Physiologic |
| Zdroj: | EMBC |
| ISSN: | 2694-0604 |
| Popis: | A software-defined radio (SDR) is a radio communication system where the major part of its functionality is implemented by means of software in a personal computer or embedded system. Such a design paradigm has the major advantage of producing devices that can receive and transmit widely different radio protocols based solely on the software used. This flexibility opens several application opportunities in hospital environments, where a large number of wired and wireless electronic devices must coexist in confined areas like operating rooms and intensive care units. This paper outlines some possible applications in the 2360-2500 MHz frequency band. These applications include the integration of wireless medical devices in a common communication platform for seamless interoperability, and cognitive radio (CR) for body area networks (BANs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for medical environmental surveillance. The description of a proof-of-concept CR prototype is also presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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