Cited by 1,167IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingWireless Body Area NetworksInternet of Things and AI

An IoT-Aware Architecture for Smart Healthcare Systems

Catarinucci, Luca, de Donno, Danilo, Mainetti, Luca, Palano, Luca, Patrono, Luigi, Stefanizzi, Maria Laura, Tarricone, Luciano·2015·IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Abstract

Over the last few years, the convincing forward steps in the development of Internet of Things (IoT)-enabling solutions are spurring the advent of novel and fascinating applications. Among others, mainly radio frequency identification (RFID), wireless sensor network (WSN), and smart mobile technologies are leading this evolutionary trend. In the wake of this tendency, this paper proposes a novel, IoT-aware, smart architecture for automatic monitoring and tracking of patients, personnel, and biomedical devices within hospitals and nursing institutes. Staying true to the IoT vision, we propose a smart hospital system (SHS), which relies on different, yet complementary, technologies, specifically RFID, WSN, and smart mobile, interoperating with each other through a Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)/IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area network (6LoWPAN)/representational state transfer (REST) network infrastructure. The SHS is able to collect, in real time, both environmental conditions and patients’ physiological parameters via an ultra-low-power hybrid sensing network (HSN) composed of 6LoWPAN nodes integrating UHF RFID functionalities. Sensed data are delivered to a control center where an advanced monitoring application (MA) makes them easily accessible by both local and remote users via a REST web service. The simple proof of concept implemented to validate the proposed SHS has highlighted a number of key capabilities and aspects of novelty, which represent a significant step forward compared to the actual state of the art.

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Authors
Catarinucci, L., de Donno, D., Mainetti, L., Palano, L., Patrono, L., Stefanizzi, M. L., & Tarricone, L.
Affiliations
University of Salento (IT)
Venue
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
Published
2015-12
Volume
2
Issue
6
Pages
515-526
ISSN
2327-4662 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2117141700
Cited by
1,167
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 81 · 2023: 102 · 2022: 155 · 2021: 165 · 2020: 176 · 2019: 150 · 2018: 123 · 2017: 80 · 2016: 38 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1
FWCI
94.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal (publishedVersion)
  • AIRUS (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Wireless Body Area Networks
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Internet of Things and AI
Keywords
IoT architecture, RFID, wireless sensor networks, 6LoWPAN, CoAP, REST web services, patient monitoring, patient tracking, personnel tracking, physiological monitoring, low-power wireless personal area networks, nursing homes

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