Communication Networks in Biomedicine

The course will have expositive classes by a teacher or invited speaker.
There will be laboratory work in order to:
– Understand, analyse, design, and implement (using simulators or experimental setups) wired and wireless local area networks using TCP/IP.
– Design and implement wireless sensor networks.
– Configure services software in networks.
– Develop small software network applications.
Assessment: One final written exam. Small written research works on specific themes.

To know and understand off-the-shelf network technologies.
To choose, project, implement and maintain small local area networks.
To choose, project, implement and maintain wireless sensor networks.
Diagnostic of problems in local area networks.
Diagnostic of problems in wireless sensor networks.

Introduction to communication networks. Standards. OSI model.
Ethernet networks and equipaments.
TCP/IP protocol stack.
Configuration of wired and wireless networks TCP/IP complaint.
Wireless Sensor Networks. Power budget in Wireless Sensor Networks.
Wireless Sensor Networks: Zigbee protocol.
Introduction to RFID and applications.
Biomedicine applications for local area and wireless sensor networks: body systems and hospital facilities.

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