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Hybrid network combining PLC and IEEE802.16 for hospital environment

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Publication date31/03/2010
Host publicationPower Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
PublisherIEEE
Pages267-272
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)978-1-4244-5010-7
ISBN (print)978-1-4244-5009-1
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventIEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 27/03/201030/03/2010

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period27/03/1030/03/10

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period27/03/1030/03/10

Abstract

This paper presents a novel hospital network which delivers broadband with Quality of Service (QoS) guaranteed by IEEE 802.16/WiMAX and Power Line Communication (PLC) systems. Through the utilization of the QoS features of IEEE 802.16 and PLC systems jointly, the proposed system enables simultaneous transmission of various types of medical data traffic while remaining the advantages of operation flexibility and low deployment cost. Performance is evaluated to demonstrate that the proposed network not only provides throughput guarantee, but also considers QoS requirement of the medical applications.