List of Figures
Figure 1.1 A Simple Biosensor Network
Figure 1.2 Biosensors Attached to the Back of a Patient
Figure 1.3 Telemedicine Supports a Range of Applications
Figure 1.4 Subsets of Telemedicine Connecting Different People and Entities Together
Figure 1.5 Simple Network Connection from the Human Body to the Outside World
Figure 1.6 Simplified Structure of a Typical Data Packet
Figure 2.1 Block Diagram of a Basic Communication System
Figure 2.2 Communication System Under the Presence of Noise
Figure 2.3 Guided versus Unguided Transmission Medium
Figure 2.4 Twisted Pair Cable
Figure 2.5 Fibre Optic Communication System
Figure 2.6 Network Infrastructure Linking the Hospital to Many Supporting Entities
Figure 2.7 Propagating Wireless Signal Degrades Due to Different Phenomena
Figure 2.8 Effect of Rain Attenuation at Different Rainfall Rate
Figure 2.9 Horizontally Polarized Signal Undergoes more Severe Attenuation than Signal of Vertical Polarization Under Identical Conditions
Figure 2.10 Multipath Fading Caused by Different Components of the Signal Arriving at Different Times Through Different Propagating Paths
Figure 2.11 An RFID Tag
Figure 3.1 Body Area Network Connected to the Outside World via a Telemedicine Link
Figure 3.2 A Simple Emergency Rescue System
Figure 3.3 Data Communication Around the Ambulance
Figure 3.4 Wireless Devices Serving a Paramedic on the Scene
Figure 3.5 Emergency Rescue Network Block Diagram
Figure 3.6 A Well-Equipped Paramedic Assisted by Technology ...