Performance Evaluation of an Enhanced Uplink 3.5G System for Mobile Healthcare Applications

The present paper studies the prospective and the performance of a forthcoming high-speed third generation (3.5G) networking technology, called enhanced uplink, for delivering mobile health (m-health) applications. The performance of 3.5G networks is a critical factor for successful development of m...

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Main Authors: Dimitris Komnakos, Demosthenes Vouyioukas, Ilias Maglogiannis, Philip Constantinou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/417870
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description The present paper studies the prospective and the performance of a forthcoming high-speed third generation (3.5G) networking technology, called enhanced uplink, for delivering mobile health (m-health) applications. The performance of 3.5G networks is a critical factor for successful development of m-health services perceived by end users. In this paper, we propose a methodology for performance assessment based on the joint uplink transmission of voice, real-time video, biological data (such as electrocardiogram, vital signals, and heart sounds), and healthcare records file transfer. Various scenarios were concerned in terms of real-time, nonreal-time, and emergency applications in random locations, where no other system but 3.5G is available. The accomplishment of quality of service (QoS) was explored through a step-by-step improvement of enhanced uplink system's parameters, attributing the network system for the best performance in the context of the desired m-health services.
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spelling doaj-art-a3aa90c4e28a4dea97867ed3537d83eb2025-08-20T03:38:24ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232008-01-01200810.1155/2008/417870417870Performance Evaluation of an Enhanced Uplink 3.5G System for Mobile Healthcare ApplicationsDimitris Komnakos0Demosthenes Vouyioukas1Ilias Maglogiannis2Philip Constantinou3Mobile Radio Communications Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15773 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, Karlovassi, 83200 Samos, GreeceDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, University of Central Greece, Papasiopoulou 2–4, 35100 Lamia, GreeceMobile Radio Communications Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15773 Athens, GreeceThe present paper studies the prospective and the performance of a forthcoming high-speed third generation (3.5G) networking technology, called enhanced uplink, for delivering mobile health (m-health) applications. The performance of 3.5G networks is a critical factor for successful development of m-health services perceived by end users. In this paper, we propose a methodology for performance assessment based on the joint uplink transmission of voice, real-time video, biological data (such as electrocardiogram, vital signals, and heart sounds), and healthcare records file transfer. Various scenarios were concerned in terms of real-time, nonreal-time, and emergency applications in random locations, where no other system but 3.5G is available. The accomplishment of quality of service (QoS) was explored through a step-by-step improvement of enhanced uplink system's parameters, attributing the network system for the best performance in the context of the desired m-health services.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/417870
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