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. 2014 Apr 22;14(4):7096–7119. doi: 10.3390/s140407096

Table 2.

Packets generated by the routing protocol.

Type of Packet Length (Bytes) Description
HELLO 11 The packet code is 0 × 48. The HELLO packet discovers the network.
HACK 11 The packet code is 0 × 58. The HACK packet confirms reception of the HELLO packet.
TOKEN 11 The packet code is 0 × 54. The TOKEN packet explores the network before sending a DATA packet.
TACK 11 The packet code is 0 × 4 B. The TACK packet confirms that the TOKEN packet was received.
DATA 19 The packet's code is 0 × 44. The DATA packet contains data about the information's origin, as well as the patient's heart rate, the event code, the number of hops and the packet counter. DATA packets, however, can be adapted to carry even more information.