Measurements based performance evaluation of 3G wireless networks supporting m-health services
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Measurements based performance evaluation of 3G wireless networks supporting m-health services. / Wac, Katarzyna; Bults, Richard; Van Halteren, Aart; Konstantas, Dimitri; Nicola, Victor.
In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 5680, 19, 21.07.2005, p. 176-187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Measurements based performance evaluation of 3G wireless networks supporting m-health services
AU - Wac, Katarzyna
AU - Bults, Richard
AU - Van Halteren, Aart
AU - Konstantas, Dimitri
AU - Nicola, Victor
PY - 2005/7/21
Y1 - 2005/7/21
N2 - The emergence of 3G networks gives rise to new mobile services in many different areas of our daily life. Examples of demanding mobile services are mobile-healthcare (i.e. m-health) services allowing the continuous monitoring of a patient's vital signs. However, a prerequisite for the successful deployment of m-health services are appropriate performance characteristics of transport services offered by an underlying wireless network (e.g. 3G). In this direction, the EU MobiHealth1 project targeted the evaluation of 3G networks and their ability to support demanding m-health services. The project developed and trialled a patient monitoring system, evaluating at the same time the network's performance. This paper presents measurements based performance evaluation methodology developed and applied to assess network performance from an end-user perspective. In addition, it presents the (selected) speed-related evaluation (best-case scenario) results collected during the project. Our measurements show the dynamicity in the performance of 3G networks and phenomena negatively influencing this performance. Based on the evaluation results, we conclude that in-spite of certain shortcomings of existing 3G networks, they are suitable to support a significant set of m-health services. A set of recommendations provide a road map for both operators and service developers for design and deployment of m-health services.
AB - The emergence of 3G networks gives rise to new mobile services in many different areas of our daily life. Examples of demanding mobile services are mobile-healthcare (i.e. m-health) services allowing the continuous monitoring of a patient's vital signs. However, a prerequisite for the successful deployment of m-health services are appropriate performance characteristics of transport services offered by an underlying wireless network (e.g. 3G). In this direction, the EU MobiHealth1 project targeted the evaluation of 3G networks and their ability to support demanding m-health services. The project developed and trialled a patient monitoring system, evaluating at the same time the network's performance. This paper presents measurements based performance evaluation methodology developed and applied to assess network performance from an end-user perspective. In addition, it presents the (selected) speed-related evaluation (best-case scenario) results collected during the project. Our measurements show the dynamicity in the performance of 3G networks and phenomena negatively influencing this performance. Based on the evaluation results, we conclude that in-spite of certain shortcomings of existing 3G networks, they are suitable to support a significant set of m-health services. A set of recommendations provide a road map for both operators and service developers for design and deployment of m-health services.
KW - 3G
KW - m-health service
KW - Measurements
KW - Performance evaluation methodology
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U2 - 10.1117/12.592229
DO - 10.1117/12.592229
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:21844466763
VL - 5680
SP - 176
EP - 187
JO - Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging
JF - Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging
SN - 1605-7422
M1 - 19
T2 - Proceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Multimedia Computing and Networking 2005
Y2 - 19 January 2005 through 20 January 2005
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