title: Healthcare Supported by Data Mule Networks in Remote Communities of the Amazon Region.
abstract: This paper investigates the feasibility of using boats as data mule nodes, carrying medical ultrasound videos from remote and isolated communities in the Amazon region in Brazil, to the main city of that area. The videos will be used by physicians to perform remote analysis and follow-up routine of prenatal examinations of pregnant women. Two open source simulators (the ONE and NS-2) were used to evaluate the results obtained utilizing a CoDPON (continuous displacement plan oriented network). The simulations took into account the connection times between the network nodes (boats) and the number of nodes on each boat route.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade da Amazônia, 66060-902 Belém, PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauro Margalho
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, USA.
authors.forename: Alon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Efrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, USA.
authors.forename: Thienne
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8300-9195
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Computer Science and Engineering, CIDSE, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-8809, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richa
authors.affiliation: Computer Science and Engineering, CIDSE, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-8809, USA.
authors.forename: Mengxue
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2321-2669
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu