Healthcare
One of the applications of IEEE 802.15.4 in the healthcare industry is monitoring a
patient’s vital information remotely. Consider a patient who is staying at his home but
for whom it is important that his physician monitor his heart rate and blood pressure
continuously. In this system, an IEEE 802.15.4 network can be used to collect data from
various sensors connected to the patient. The 802.15.4 standard uses 128-bit Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) technology to securely transfer data between ZigBee devices
and other networks.