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Abstract | ||
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Small wearable devices measuring vital-signs and connecting Direct-to-Cloud through the cellular network are a game changer for healthcare, enabling better outcomes for patients, better patient experience, better staff experience, and lower cost of care. These devices leverage mMTC technologies such as LTE-M to provide hassle-free, out-of-the-box, and ubiquitous connectivity. However, a lack of cellular coverage may inhibit the uptake of this new class of devices. This paper presents results of preliminary tests indicating that “100%” LTE-M coverage cannot be achieved in hospitals, but that MNO-approved solutions may help alleviate this cost-effectively. Furthermore, experiments on a live commercial network show that the combination of NB-IoT, as alternate RAT, with a very lean-and-mean, yet non-cloud-native, protocol gains 10.5 dB in link-budget of which 6.5 dB can be attributed to the RAT itself. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2022 | 10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit54941.2022.9815726 | 2022 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit) |
Keywords | DocType | ISSN |
remote patient monitoring,wearable devices,LTE-M,NB-IoT,coverage | Conference | 2475-6490 |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
978-1-6654-9872-2 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
2 | 4 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewout Brandsma | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Paul Gruijters | 2 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Henk Huijgen | 3 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Jesus Gonzalez Tejeria | 4 | 0 | 0.34 |