Evaluation of the impact of the topology and Hidden Nodes in the performance of a ZigBee Network

Low power and small footprint IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee based devices are a promising alternative to 802.11a/b/g and proprietary protocols for non-critical patient monitoring under important scenarios such as post-op and emergency rooms. However, their use in a healthcare facility to monitor several mobi...

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Autor principal: Fernández-López, Helena (author)
Outros Autores: Macedo, Pedro (author), Afonso, José A. (author), Correia, J. H. (author), Simões, Ricardo (author)
Formato: conferencePaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2010
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16142
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/16142