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Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa

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  • Ace Dimitrievski

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Sonja Filiposka

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Francisco José Melero

    (Technological Centre of Furniture and Wood of the Region of Murcia (CETEM), 30510 Murcia, Spain
    Telecommunication Networks Engineering Group, Technical University of Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Eftim Zdravevski

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Petre Lameski

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Ivan Miguel Pires

    (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    Computer Science Department, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal
    UICISA:E Research Centre, School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Nuno M. Garcia

    (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • José Paulo Lousado

    (CISeD Research Centre in Digital Services, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Vladimir Trajkovik

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Connected health is expected to introduce an improvement in providing healthcare and doctor-patient communication while at the same time reducing cost. Connected health would introduce an even more significant gap between healthcare quality for urban areas with physical proximity and better communication to providers and the portion of rural areas with numerous connectivity issues. We identify these challenges using user scenarios and propose LoRa based architecture for addressing these challenges. We focus on the energy management of battery-powered, affordable IoT devices for long-term operation, providing important information about the care receivers’ well-being. Using an external ultra-low-power timer, we extended the battery life in the order of tens of times, compared to relying on low power modes of the microcontroller.

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  • Ace Dimitrievski & Sonja Filiposka & Francisco José Melero & Eftim Zdravevski & Petre Lameski & Ivan Miguel Pires & Nuno M. Garcia & José Paulo Lousado & Vladimir Trajkovik, 2021. "Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-25, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:14:p:7660-:d:596982
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