TY - GEN
T1 - Internet of Nano-Things network models and medical applications
AU - Ali, Najah Abu
AU - Aleyadeh, Wesam
AU - Abuelkhair, Mervat
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was made possible by NRF-UAEU grant #31T005- from United Arab Emirates University, NRF.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/9/26
Y1 - 2016/9/26
N2 - The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) has given the opportunity for the optimization and realization of different applications in various areas. The implementation of the Internet of Nano-Things (IoNT) will revolutionize healthcare systems. It will streamline the diagnostic and prognostic processes and aid in the treatment of patients through accurate and localized drug delivery and tumor and disease detection. In this paper, we outline the different network models of IoNT and the architectural requirements for implementation. We highlight the main applications of IoNT and the significant challenges we face in implementing this technology in healthcare. We also discuss the communication and networking aspects of IoNT examining two paradigms; layer-based and non-layer based models including the comprised layers in the layered model. We finally provide a comparison between the two models and discuss the advantages, disadvantages of both.
AB - The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) has given the opportunity for the optimization and realization of different applications in various areas. The implementation of the Internet of Nano-Things (IoNT) will revolutionize healthcare systems. It will streamline the diagnostic and prognostic processes and aid in the treatment of patients through accurate and localized drug delivery and tumor and disease detection. In this paper, we outline the different network models of IoNT and the architectural requirements for implementation. We highlight the main applications of IoNT and the significant challenges we face in implementing this technology in healthcare. We also discuss the communication and networking aspects of IoNT examining two paradigms; layer-based and non-layer based models including the comprised layers in the layered model. We finally provide a comparison between the two models and discuss the advantages, disadvantages of both.
KW - Healthcare applications
KW - Internet of Nano-Things
KW - Nanonetworks
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U2 - 10.1109/IWCMC.2016.7577059
DO - 10.1109/IWCMC.2016.7577059
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84994168600
T3 - 2016 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2016
SP - 211
EP - 215
BT - 2016 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 12th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2016
Y2 - 5 September 2016 through 9 September 2016
ER -