Exploiting femtocellular networks for emergency telemedicine applications in indoor environments

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal for a solution for rapid provisioning of mobile broadband data connectivity for emergency telemedicine applications in indoor environments. The proposed solution relies on the exploitation of existing femtocellular network resources available at emergency sites in indoor environments. Extensive simulations are carried out to compare the performance of our new proposed complementary femtocellular approach to the conventional macrocellular mobile networking approach in a UMTS/WCDMA network operating environment. The simulation results indicate at least an order of magnitude reduction in service outage rates when femtocells are utilized, in the comparison to the macrocellular case for multiple dwelling unit buildings located on the cell edge.