A survey on M2M systems for mHealth: a wireless communications perspective

In the new era of connectivity, marked by the explosive number of wireless electronic devices and the need for smart and pervasive applications, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications are an emerging technology that enables the seamless device interconnection without the need of human interaction....

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2014-09, Vol.14 (10), p.18009-18052
Main Authors: Kartsakli, Elli, Lalos, Aris S, Antonopoulos, Angelos, Tennina, Stefano, Renzo, Marco Di, Alonso, Luis, Verikoukis, Christos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body area networks
Body area networks (Electronics)
Channel model
Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes de
Control protocol
Design engineering
eHealth
end-to-end communications
Engineering Sciences
Explosions
Health care
Health-care applications
healthcare
Hospital environments
Human
IEEE 802.15.6
Interconnection
Intrabody communication
Literature reviews
MAC Protocols
Machine-to-machine (M2M)
Machine-to-machine communications
Medium-access-control
mHealth
Ordinadors, Xarxes d
Paving
Review
Sensor networks
Telecommunication in medicine
Telemedicina
Telemedicine services
WBAN
Wireless communication
Wireless communication systems in medical care
Xarxes de sensors
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Summary:In the new era of connectivity, marked by the explosive number of wireless electronic devices and the need for smart and pervasive applications, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications are an emerging technology that enables the seamless device interconnection without the need of human interaction. The use of M2M technology can bring to life a wide range of mHealth applications, with considerable benefits for both patients and healthcare providers. Many technological challenges have to be met, however, to ensure the widespread adoption of mHealth solutions in the future. In this context, we aim to provide a comprehensive survey on M2M systems for mHealth applications from a wireless communication perspective. An end-to-end holistic approach is adopted, focusing on different communication aspects of the M2M architecture. Hence, we first provide a systematic review ofWireless Body Area Networks (WBANs), which constitute the enabling technology at the patient's side, and then discuss end-to-end solutions that involve the design and implementation of practical mHealth applications. We close the survey by identifying challenges and open research issues, thus paving the way for future research opportunities.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s141018009