A mobility enabled inpatient monitoring system using a ZigBee medical sensor network.
This paper presents a ZigBee In-Patient Monitoring system embedded with a new ZigBee mobility management solution. The system enables ZigBee device mobility in a fixed ZigBee network. The usage, the architecture and the mobility framework are discussed in details in the paper. The evaluation shows that the new algorithm offers a good efficiency, resulting in a low management cost. In addition, the system can save lives by providing a panic button and can be used as a location tracking service. A case study focused on the Princes of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong is presented and findings are given. This investigation reveals that the developed mobile solutions offer promising value-added services for many potential ZigBee applications.
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. V.Rakocevic@city.ac.uk.
Hoi Ching
HC
Tung
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. ee330015@cityu.edu.hk.
Kim Fung
KF
Tsang
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. kalunlam@cityu.edu.hk.
Ka Lun
KL
Lam
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. hytung@cityu.edu.hk.
Hoi Yan
HY
Tung
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. yeesli2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk.
Benjamin Yee Shing
BY
Li
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. eelyeung@cityu.edu.hk.
Lam Fat
LF
Yeung
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. eektko@cityu.edu.hk.
King Tim
KT
Ko
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. itwhlau@cityu.edu.hk.
Wing Hong
WH
Lau
School of Engineering & Mathematical Science, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK. V.Rakocevic@city.ac.uk.
Veselin
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Rakocevic