Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes
E-Health services comprise a broad range of healthcare services delivered by using information and communication technology. In order to support existing as well as emerging e-Health services over converged next generation network (NGN) architectures, there is a need for network QoS control mechanis...
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| description | E-Health services comprise a broad range of healthcare services delivered by using information and communication technology. In order to support existing as well as emerging e-Health services over converged next generation network (NGN) architectures, there is a need for network QoS control mechanisms that meet the often stringent requirements of such services. In this paper, we evaluate the QoS support for e-Health services in the context of the Evolved Packet System (EPS), specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) as a multi-access all-IP NGN. We classify heterogeneous e-Health services based on context and network QoS requirements and propose a mapping to existing 3GPP QoS Class Identifiers (QCIs) that serve as a basis for the class-based QoS concept of the EPS. The proposed mapping aims to provide network operators with guidelines for meeting heterogeneous e-Health service
requirements. As an example, we present the QoS requirements for a prototype e-Health service supporting tele-consultation between a patient and a doctor and illustrate the use of the proposed mapping to QCIs in standardized QoS control procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3f7621aab6a4ad8b3fc2966f04d5d912025-08-20T03:26:33ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232010-01-01201010.1155/2010/628086628086Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS ClassesLea Skorin-Kapov0Maja Matijasevic1Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaE-Health services comprise a broad range of healthcare services delivered by using information and communication technology. In order to support existing as well as emerging e-Health services over converged next generation network (NGN) architectures, there is a need for network QoS control mechanisms that meet the often stringent requirements of such services. In this paper, we evaluate the QoS support for e-Health services in the context of the Evolved Packet System (EPS), specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) as a multi-access all-IP NGN. We classify heterogeneous e-Health services based on context and network QoS requirements and propose a mapping to existing 3GPP QoS Class Identifiers (QCIs) that serve as a basis for the class-based QoS concept of the EPS. The proposed mapping aims to provide network operators with guidelines for meeting heterogeneous e-Health service requirements. As an example, we present the QoS requirements for a prototype e-Health service supporting tele-consultation between a patient and a doctor and illustrate the use of the proposed mapping to QCIs in standardized QoS control procedures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/628086 |
| spellingShingle | Lea Skorin-Kapov Maja Matijasevic Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes |
| title_full | Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes |
| title_short | Analysis of QoS Requirements for e-Health Services and Mapping to Evolved Packet System QoS Classes |
| title_sort | analysis of qos requirements for e health services and mapping to evolved packet system qos classes |
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