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Event-Based Middleware for Healthcare Applications  

Kamal, Rossi (Department of Computer Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Tran, Nguyen H. (Department of Computer Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Hong, Choong-Seon (Department of Computer Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
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Journal of Communications and Networks / v.14, no.3, 2012 , pp. 296-309 More about this Journal
Abstract
In existing middleware for body sensor networks, energy limitations, hardware heterogeneity, increases in node temperature, and the absence of software reusability are major problems. In this paper, we propose an event-based grid middleware component that solves these problems using distributed resources in in vivo sensor nodes. In our multi-hop communication, we use a lightweight rendezvous routing algorithm in a publish/subscribe system of event-based communication. To facilitate software reuse and application development, a modified open services gateway initiative has been implemented in our middleware architecture. We evaluated our grid middleware in a cancer treatment scenario with combined hyperthermia, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy procedures, using in vivo sensors.
Keywords
Cancer treatment; healthcare; in vivo sensors; middleware;
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