Review Article

A Comprehensive Review on Smart Health Care: Applications, Paradigms, and Challenges with Case Studies

Table 5

Short- and long-range communication devices.

Communication devicesRangeTopologyBand of operationData rateSecurityEmployability in HCS

Short-range communication devicesBluetooth zigbee 6LoWPAN150 m 30 m 10–100 mStar mesh mesh2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 868 & 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz1 Mbps 250 kbps 250 kbps128-AES encryption Optional128-AES encryption end-to-end hop-by-hopHigh moderate moderate

Z-wave100 mMesh908.4 HGz100 kbps128 Bit zero temporary keyModerate

Long-range communication devicesSigFox LoRa NB-IoT9.5 km 7.2 km 15 kmHop-star star-of-stars mesh to star868 MHz 868 MHz LTE100 bps 0.25–5.5 kbps 250 kbpsPrivate key unique key 3 GPP S3 securityLow moderate high