Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review

Recent developments in sensors, wireless communications, and data processing technologies are the main drivers for adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare systems. IoT-based healthcare systems can enhance the quality of life significantly and help prevent the occurrence of health problem...

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Main Authors: Farag M. Sallabi, Heba M. Khater, Asadullah Tariq, Mohammad Hayajneh, Khaled Shuaib, Ezedin S. Barka
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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Khaled Shuaib
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description Recent developments in sensors, wireless communications, and data processing technologies are the main drivers for adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare systems. IoT-based healthcare systems can enhance the quality of life significantly and help prevent the occurrence of health problems and epidemics. Deploying IoT-based healthcare on a massive scale raises several issues and challenges. One of the main challenges is the management of the end-to-end network connections of the IoT-based healthcare system. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of smart network management protocols that improve IoT-based healthcare efficiency, ensuring real-time monitoring, secure data transmission, and effective device management. Moreover, a reference architecture has been proposed for the network management of IoT-based smart healthcare systems to ensure the sustainability of service delivery to patients and caregivers. The architecture avoids health-related risks and anomalies by incorporating proper network management techniques and operational requirements pertaining to smart healthcare systems. This paper also discusses architectural implementation insights supported by new technologies such as software-defined networking (SDN) and deep learning (DL). Finally, this paper explores emerging paradigms to advance next-generation network management protocols for future smart healthcare systems.
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spelling doaj-art-a76fbc2a9e014dc1a87f69a045abf6a82025-08-20T02:11:14ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902025-03-0113698810.3390/math13060988Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive ReviewFarag M. Sallabi0Heba M. Khater1Asadullah Tariq2Mohammad Hayajneh3Khaled Shuaib4Ezedin S. Barka5College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesRecent developments in sensors, wireless communications, and data processing technologies are the main drivers for adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare systems. IoT-based healthcare systems can enhance the quality of life significantly and help prevent the occurrence of health problems and epidemics. Deploying IoT-based healthcare on a massive scale raises several issues and challenges. One of the main challenges is the management of the end-to-end network connections of the IoT-based healthcare system. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of smart network management protocols that improve IoT-based healthcare efficiency, ensuring real-time monitoring, secure data transmission, and effective device management. Moreover, a reference architecture has been proposed for the network management of IoT-based smart healthcare systems to ensure the sustainability of service delivery to patients and caregivers. The architecture avoids health-related risks and anomalies by incorporating proper network management techniques and operational requirements pertaining to smart healthcare systems. This paper also discusses architectural implementation insights supported by new technologies such as software-defined networking (SDN) and deep learning (DL). Finally, this paper explores emerging paradigms to advance next-generation network management protocols for future smart healthcare systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/6/988wireless body area networkInternet of Thingspatient monitoringsmart healthcarelocation contextsnetwork management
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Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review
Mathematics
wireless body area network
Internet of Things
patient monitoring
smart healthcare
location contexts
network management
title Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review
title_full Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review
title_fullStr Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review
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title_short Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review
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topic wireless body area network
Internet of Things
patient monitoring
smart healthcare
location contexts
network management
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