Wang Xiaonan, Le Deguang, Cheng Hongbin, Xie Conghua
Computer Science Department, Changshu Institute of Technology, Jiangsu, Changshu 215500, China.
J Biomed Inform. 2014 Dec;52:406-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Aug 19.
This paper proposes the all-IP WSNs (wireless sensor networks) for real-time patient monitoring. In this paper, the all-IP WSN architecture based on gateway trees is proposed and the hierarchical address structure is presented. Based on this architecture, the all-IP WSN can perform routing without route discovery. Moreover, a mobile node is always identified by a home address and it does not need to be configured with a care-of address during the mobility process, so the communication disruption caused by the address change is avoided. Through the proposed scheme, a physician can monitor the vital signs of a patient at any time and at any places, and according to the IPv6 address he can also obtain the location information of the patient in order to perform effective and timely treatment. Finally, the proposed scheme is evaluated based on the simulation, and the simulation data indicate that the proposed scheme might effectively reduce the communication delay and control cost, and lower the packet loss rate.
本文提出了用于实时患者监测的全IP无线传感器网络(WSNs)。本文提出了基于网关树的全IP无线传感器网络架构,并给出了分层地址结构。基于此架构,全IP无线传感器网络无需路由发现即可执行路由。此外,移动节点始终由归属地址标识,并且在移动过程中无需配置转交地址,因此避免了由地址变化引起的通信中断。通过所提出的方案,医生可以在任何时间、任何地点监测患者的生命体征,并且根据IPv6地址还可以获取患者的位置信息,以便进行有效及时的治疗。最后,基于仿真对所提出的方案进行了评估,仿真数据表明所提出的方案可能有效降低通信延迟和控制成本,并降低丢包率。