Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Resource Allocation for Aggregate Multimedia and Healthcare Services over Heterogeneous Multi-Hop Wireless Networks

  • Published:
Wireless Personal Communications Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Nowadays, the pervasive wireless networks enable ubiquitous high-rate wireless access from everywhere. In this work, we discuss the integration of complementary wireless techniques to construct a personal moving network. The personal wireless devices (  smartphones, camcorders, and netbooks) and even medical monitoring sensors are interconnected with a wide-area backbone through a local multi-mode gateway. The mobile nodes in a personal moving network move in group and are provided seamless connectivity through a backhaul relay channel from the local gateway toward the backbone network. In some specific scenarios, the local gateway can be as simple as a multi-radio smartphone. In this study, we investigate the construction and resource allocation for a personal moving network. Aggregate multi-service traffic of interactive data, conversational video, and electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring are considered in the resource allocation. We develop a stochastic Petri net to model the access selection scheme, which is logically clear and easy to follow. The flow-level performance is evaluated in terms of new connection blocking probability and handoff dropping probability. We further analyze the packet-level performance of the heterogeneous two-hop network. Considering the urgency of medical services, a non-preemptive priority policy is applied to mitigate the impact of background traffic and prioritize the transmission of ECG data.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Song W., Zhuang W. (2009) Multi-service load sharing for resource management in the cellular/WLAN integrated network. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 8(2): 725–735

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Yu F., Krishnamurthy V. (2007) Optimal joint session admission control in integrated WLAN and CDMA cellular network. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 6(1): 126–139

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Mossberg, W. S. (2008). Internet-a-Gogo: Airlines to offer in-flight access. The Wall Street Journal.

  4. Niyato D., Hossain E., Diamond J. (2007) IEEE 802.16/WiMAX-based broadband wireless access and its application for telemedicine/e-health services. IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine 14(1): 72–83

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Murata T. (1989) Petri nets: Properties, analysis and applications. Proceedings of the IEEE 77(4): 541–580

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Cao H., Leung V., Chow C., Chan H. (2009) Enabling technologies for wireless body area networks: A survey and outlook. IEEE Communications Magazine 47(12): 84–93

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Li, J. P. (2008). A mobile ECG monitoring system with context collection. Master’s thesis, Dublin Institute of Technology.

  8. Stevens-Navarro E., Mohsenian-Rad A. H., Wong V. (2008) Connection admission control for multiservice integrated cellular/WLAN. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 57(6): 3789–3800

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. 3GPP. (2010). Quality of service (QoS) concept and architecture, 3GPP TS 23.107 V9.1.0.

  10. Wenger S. (2003) H.264/AVC over IP. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology 13(7): 645–656

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Simunic, D., Tomac, S., & Vrdoljak, I. (2009). Wireless ECG monitoring system. In Proceedings of the 1st international conference on wireless communication, vehicular technology, information theory and aerospace & electronic systems technology (wireless VITAE) (pp. 73–76).

  12. Goldberger, A. L. et al. (2000). PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: Components of a new research resource for complex physiologic signals. Circulation, 101(23), pp. e215–e220, http://www.physionet.org/cgi-bin/ATM.

  13. Gianfranco, B. (2002). Introduction to generalized stochastic Petri nets. Lectures on Formal Methods and Performance Analysis (pp. 84–155).

  14. Song W., Jiang H., Zhuang W. (2007) Performance analysis of WLAN-first scheme in cellular/WLAN interworking. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 6(5): 1932–1952

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Yang, S., Song, W., & Zhong, Z. (2011). Petri net modelling of network selection for integrated cellular//wlan networks. In Proceedings of the 7th international wireless communications and mobile computing conference (IWCMC) (pp. 2204–2209).

  16. Ciardo G., Trivedi K. S. (1996) Manual of stochastic Petri net package. Duke University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Durham, North Carolina

    Google Scholar 

  17. Misic J., Misic V. B. (2003) Modeling Bluetooth piconet performance. IEEE Communications Letters 7(1): 18–22

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Song W., Cheng Y., Zhuang W. (2007) Improving voice and data services in cellular/WLAN integrated networks by admission control. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 6(11): 4025–4037

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Ng, C. -H., & Boon-Hee, S. (2008) Queueing modelling fundamentals: With applications in communication networks, 2nd ed. Wiley.

  20. Seeling P., Reisslein M., Kulapala B. (2004) Network performance evaluation with frame size and quality traces of single-layer and two-layer video: A tutorial. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials 6(2): 58–78

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

    Shan Yang & Wei Song

  2. State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China

    Shan Yang & Zhangdui Zhong

Authors
  1. Shan Yang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Wei Song
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zhangdui Zhong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Wei Song.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Yang, S., Song, W. & Zhong, Z. Resource Allocation for Aggregate Multimedia and Healthcare Services over Heterogeneous Multi-Hop Wireless Networks. Wireless Pers Commun 69, 229–251 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-012-0570-1

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-012-0570-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation