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Published on: July 27, 2018
Healthcare Supported by Data Mule Networks in Remote Communities of the Amazon Region
Mauro Margalho Coutinho1, Alon Efrat2, Thienne Johnson2
1Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade da Amazônia, 66060-902 Belém, PA, Brazil.
Abstract:
This paper investigates the feasibility of using boats as data mule nodes, carrying medical ultrasound videos from remote and isolated communities in the Amazon region in Brazil, to the main city of that area. The videos will be used by physicians to perform remote analysis and follow-up routine of prenatal examinations of pregnant women. Two open source simulators (the ONE and NS-2) were used to evaluate the results obtained utilizing a CoDPON (continuous displacement plan oriented network). The simulations took into account the connection times between the network nodes (boats) and the number of nodes on each boat route.
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