Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa

Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa

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 communic...

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Main Authors: Ace Dimitrievski, Sonja Filiposka, Francisco José Melero, Eftim Zdravevski, Petre Lameski, Ivan Miguel Pires, Nuno M. Garcia, José Paulo Lousado, Vladimir Trajkovik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
connected health
LoRa
IoT
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7660
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spelling doaj-3a06342543384d5688e4b17ef97aa48f2021-07-23T13:44:40ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-07-01187660766010.3390/ijerph18147660Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRaAce Dimitrievski0Sonja Filiposka1Francisco José Melero2Eftim Zdravevski3Petre Lameski4Ivan Miguel Pires5Nuno M. Garcia6José Paulo Lousado7Vladimir Trajkovik8Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, MacedoniaFaculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, MacedoniaTechnological Centre of Furniture and Wood of the Region of Murcia (CETEM), 30510 Murcia, SpainFaculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, MacedoniaFaculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, MacedoniaInstituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilhã, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilhã, PortugalCISeD Research Centre in Digital Services, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, PortugalFaculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, MacedoniaConnected 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7660connected healthLoRaIoT
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author Ace Dimitrievski
Sonja Filiposka
Francisco José Melero
Eftim Zdravevski
Petre Lameski
Ivan Miguel Pires
Nuno M. Garcia
José Paulo Lousado
Vladimir Trajkovik
spellingShingle Ace Dimitrievski
Sonja Filiposka
Francisco José Melero
Eftim Zdravevski
Petre Lameski
Ivan Miguel Pires
Nuno M. Garcia
José Paulo Lousado
Vladimir Trajkovik
Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
connected health
LoRa
IoT
author_facet Ace Dimitrievski
Sonja Filiposka
Francisco José Melero
Eftim Zdravevski
Petre Lameski
Ivan Miguel Pires
Nuno M. Garcia
José Paulo Lousado
Vladimir Trajkovik
author_sort Ace Dimitrievski
title Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa
title_short Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa
title_full Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa
title_fullStr Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa
title_full_unstemmed Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa
title_sort rural healthcare iot architecture based on low-energy lora
publisher MDPI AG
series International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn 1661-7827
1660-4601
publishDate 2021-07-01
description 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.
topic connected health
LoRa
IoT
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7660
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