title: TM-provider: a new communicatory model for telemedicine services support.
abstract: In this paper a new model for telemedicine service providers denoted as TM-Provider is presented. The TM-Provider establishes two multilevel controllers for the fully administration of telemedicine sessions conduct. The communication between the controllers' levels is based on an advanced request-respond protocol that addresses the traffic of the messages and applies sophisticated security mechanisms for access and data protection issues. The proposed architecture and message-flow protocol synthesize a 'tool' for the designers and developers of telemedicine applications and provide them with an integrated architectural solution, independent of the various or advanced technologies and platforms that they intent to use.
authors.affiliation: Communication Laboratory, Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept., University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Lamprini T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Kolovou
authors.forename: George N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Triantafyllou
authors.forename: Constantine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Chassomeris
authors.forename: Evy I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Karavatselou
authors.forename: Dimitris K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lymberopoulos