Development of an Improved Smart Healthcare Applications Through Visible Light Communication Networks

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Authors: Sadisu Mati
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Abstract

Visible Light Communication is an emerging technology that leverages the visible light spectrum for wireless communication. As medical sensing technologies and smart healthcare operations continue to progress, hospitals' needs for wireless communication are growing. The increasing demand for efficient and reliable healthcare services Due to the large number of wirelessly connected devices and data-rate-hungry applications, the available Radio Frequency spectrum is limited and getting more crowded. As a result, Radio Frequency based wireless networks are unable to support the low-latency and broadband requirements of applications in future hospital. The widely used open-source network simulator ns-3 is used to construct our simulation testbed. We compare two simulated networks in order to assess the suggested protocol. One network uses the conventional Time Division Multiple Access protocol without enabling Quality of service. Regardless of the priority level of their data, all users in this network share the same amount of time slots. To meet user demands for quality of service, we implement the priority-aware Time Division Multiple Access protocol in the second network. The results confirm that VLC, when optimized through the Development of an Improved Smart Healthcare Application through Visible Communication Network Scheme, offers a transformative solution for hospital wireless communication networks. By achieving ultra-low latency less than one millisecond, high throughput (up to 10 Gbps), and superior packet delivery ratios (95%), Development of an Improved Smart Healthcare Application through Visible Communication Network addresses the critical demands of smart healthcare applications.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks Wireless Body Area Networks

Publication details

Journal / source
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
47–53
Publication date
6 February 2026