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Evaluation of electromagnetic interference and exposure assessment from s-Health solutions based on Wi-Fi devices

Date

2015

Authors

Miguel Bilbao, Silvia de
Roldán Madroñero, José
Ramos González, Victoria

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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa

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Abstract

In the last decade the number of wireless devices operating at the frequency band of 2.4GHz has increased in several settings, such as healthcare, occupational, and household. In this work, the emissions fromWi-Fi transceivers applicable to context aware scenarios are analyzed in terms of potential interference and assessment on exposure guideline compliance. Near field measurement results as well as deterministic simulation results on realistic indoor environments are presented, providing insight on the interaction between theWi-Fi transceiver and implantable/body area network devices as well as other transceivers operating within an indoor environment, exhibiting topological and morphological complexity. By following approaches (near field estimation/deterministic estimation), colocated body situations as well as large indoor emissions can be determined.The results show in general compliance with exposure levels and the impact of overall network deployment, which can be optimized in order to reduce overall interference levels while maximizing system performance.

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Indoor environments, s-Health, Wi-Fi transceivers

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Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica / Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa

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© 2015 Silvia de Miguel-Bilbao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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