TY - GEN
T1 - MIH based switchover mechanism for multi-homed body sensor networks
AU - Armagan, Sadik
AU - Fallon, Enda
AU - Qiao, Yuansong
AU - Giardina, Marisol
AU - Jamison, Colin
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - For patients suffering from cardiovascular conditions it is imperative that alterations to vital signs such as respiration, oxygen in the blood, temperature and ECG are detected in real time. In addition to the sensor device, many existing solutions require a mobile device such as a mobile phone for network communication. In this paper, we propose an infrastructure mode based approach in which the sensor itself communicates directly with the wireless access network. In such a configuration, the network path migration strategy is critical since the loss, delay or corruption of data can have fatal consequences. An emerging technology which proposes to provide the ability to detect and initiate handover from one network to another without loss is Media Independent Handover (MIH). Since MIH does not implement the physical handover we also use the mobility enabled Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). We analyze how MIH performance characteristics, in particular Received Signal Strength (RSS), can be used to improve SCTP switchover in body sensor network environments.
AB - For patients suffering from cardiovascular conditions it is imperative that alterations to vital signs such as respiration, oxygen in the blood, temperature and ECG are detected in real time. In addition to the sensor device, many existing solutions require a mobile device such as a mobile phone for network communication. In this paper, we propose an infrastructure mode based approach in which the sensor itself communicates directly with the wireless access network. In such a configuration, the network path migration strategy is critical since the loss, delay or corruption of data can have fatal consequences. An emerging technology which proposes to provide the ability to detect and initiate handover from one network to another without loss is Media Independent Handover (MIH). Since MIH does not implement the physical handover we also use the mobility enabled Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). We analyze how MIH performance characteristics, in particular Received Signal Strength (RSS), can be used to improve SCTP switchover in body sensor network environments.
KW - Body sensor network
KW - MIH
KW - SCTP
KW - Switchover
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77955700192&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77955700192
SN - 9789728924812
T3 - Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Health 2009, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2009
SP - 131
EP - 138
BT - Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Health 2009, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2009
T2 - IADIS International Conference e-Health 2009, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2009
Y2 - 21 June 2009 through 23 June 2009
ER -