A Mobility Enabled Inpatient Monitoring System Using a ZigBee Medical Sensor Network

Hoi Ching Tung; Kim Fung Tsang; Ka Lun Lam; Hoi Yan Tung; Benjamin Yee Shing Li; Lam Fat Yeung; King Tim Ko; Wing Hong Lau; Veselin Rakocevic

doi:10.3390/s140202397

Sensors (Jan 2014)

A Mobility Enabled Inpatient Monitoring System Using a ZigBee Medical Sensor Network

Hoi Ching Tung,
Kim Fung Tsang,
Ka Lun Lam,
Hoi Yan Tung,
Benjamin Yee Shing Li,
Lam Fat Yeung,
King Tim Ko,
Wing Hong Lau,
Veselin Rakocevic

Affiliations

Hoi Ching Tung: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Kim Fung Tsang: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Ka Lun Lam: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Hoi Yan Tung: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Benjamin Yee Shing Li: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Lam Fat Yeung: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
King Tim Ko: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Wing Hong Lau: Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Veselin Rakocevic: School of Engineering & Mathematical Science, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s140202397
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 2397 – 2416

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This paper presents a ZigBee In-Patient Monitoring system embedded with a new ZigBee mobility management solution. The system enables ZigBee device mobility in a fixed ZigBee network. The usage, the architecture and the mobility framework are discussed in details in the paper. The evaluation shows that the new algorithm offers a good efficiency, resulting in a low management cost. In addition, the system can save lives by providing a panic button and can be used as a location tracking service. A case study focused on the Princes of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong is presented and findings are given. This investigation reveals that the developed mobile solutions offer promising value-added services for many potential ZigBee applications.

Published in Sensors

ISSN: 1424-8220 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors

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