METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING NETWORK ACCESS SHARING BY PATIENT GATEWAYS
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in accordance with an example embodiment in order to provide communication of patient sensor data from patient gateways to a network device and, more particularly, to providing for such communication in an energy efficient manner. In the...
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Zusammenfassung: | A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in accordance with an example embodiment in order to provide communication of patient sensor data from patient gateways to a network device and, more particularly, to providing for such communication in an energy efficient manner. In the context of a method, the method includes collecting patient sensor data at a first patient gateway, monitoring for a second patient gateway and determining one or more characteristics of each second patient gateway. The method also includes analyzing the one or more characteristics to determine which of the first or second patient gateways should serve as a cellular uplink gateway. In an instance in which a respective second patient gateway is selected, the method causes a representation of the patient sensor data to be provided to the respective second patient gateway for subsequent provision to the network device. |
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