Emerging Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things Technologies—Foundations of Smart Healthcare

Sensors

Konstantinos Katzis¹  Gordana Gardašević²  Dragana Bajić³  Lazar Berbakov⁴ 

[1] Department of Computer Science and Engineering, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus;Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina;Faculty of Technical Science, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;Institute Mihajlo Pupin, University of Belgrade, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia;

关键词: Internet of Things;    Internet of Medical Things;    smart healthcare;    wireless sensor networks;    communication technologies and protocols;    crowdsourcing/crowdsensing;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s20133619

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Future smart healthcare systems – often referred to as Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) – will combine a plethora of wireless devices and applications that use wireless communication technologies to enable the exchange of healthcare data. Smart healthcare requires sufficient bandwidth, reliable and secure communication links, energy-efficient operations, and Quality of Service (QoS) support. The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions into healthcare systems can significantly increase intelligence, flexibility, and interoperability. This work provides an extensive survey on emerging IoT communication standards and technologies suitable for smart healthcare applications. A particular emphasis has been given to low-power wireless technologies as a key enabler for energy-efficient IoT-based healthcare systems. Major challenges in privacy and security are also discussed. A particular attention is devoted to crowdsourcing/crowdsensing, envisaged as tools for the rapid collection of massive quantities of medical data. Finally, open research challenges and future perspectives of IoMT are presented.

【 授权许可】

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