Application of Graph Theory in IoT for Optimization of Connected Healthcare System

Faisal Zaman, Moayad Aloqaily, Farag Sallabi, Khaled Shuaib, Jalel Ben Othman

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Connected healthcare is the process of integrating healthcare smart applications into smart devices. These systems can enable better patient-hospital experience, efficient time usage, reduced errors, safety and security, and ultimately improved treatments. These smart devices which form an IoT network are extremely dynamic because of the user movement. In an environment where there is a constant change in the network topology and its traffic profile, it is a challenging task to provide reliable network connectivity and to maintain the IoT network. Therefore, ensuring healthcare traffic is resilient towards change in the traffic profile is of paramount importance. This paper leverages graph theory concepts to understand the behaviour of the healthcare IoT network. The paper highlights the importance of the PN (PN) and traffic splitting (stratification). A PN is a node in the network which has enough computing resources to share with other network devices. By optimizing the selection of PN, the drastic improvement in the network performance could be achieved. Moreover, we show that splitting the traffic along with optimized PN selection minimizes the chances of healthcare traffic drop during the period of high network usage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728182988
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020
Event2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Virtual, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Dec 7 2020Dec 11 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityVirtual, Taipei
Period12/7/2012/11/20

Keywords

  • Graph Theory
  • Healthcare
  • IoT
  • Parent Node.
  • Traffic Classification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Media Technology
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Instrumentation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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