Table 2.
Comparison of existing proposed wireless communication technologies and their parameters for smart health-care.
| Technology | Types | Frequency | Data Rate | Range | Power Usage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Range Communication | NFC | PAN | 13.56 MHz | 100–400 kbps | 10cm | Very Low |
| Bluetooth 4 | PAN | 2.4 GHz | 1 Mbps | 0.1 Km | Low | |
| Bluetooth 5 | PAN | 2.4 GHz | 2 Mbps | 0.25 Km | Very Low |
|
| ISO/IEC 15693 | PAN | 3.56 MHz | 6.6–26 Kbit/s | 1–1.5 m | Very Low |
|
| Z Wave | LAN | 968–908 MHz | 100 kbps | 100 m | Very Low |
|
| RFID | LAN | 13.56 MHz –2.45 GHz | 40–640 kbps | 1–100m |
Low |
|
| Thread | LAN | 2.4 GHz | 250 Kbits/s | 10–100m |
Low |
|
| Wi-Fi | LAN | 2. 4 GHz and 5GHz |
802.11(b)11 M; (g) 54 M; (n) 0.6, (Gac) 1 Gbps |
50 m | Low-High | |
| ZigBee | LAN | 2.4 GHz | 250 kbps | 10–100 m | Very Low |
|
| WiMAX | WAN | 10–66 GHz | 11–100 Mbs | 50 km | High | |
| Long Range Communication | LoRa | WAN | 868/915 MHz | 50 kbps | 25 km | Low |
| LoRaWAN | WAN | Numerous | 0.3–50 kbps | 2–5 km (Urban) 15 km (Sub urban) 45 km (rural) |
Low | |
| Sigfox | WAN | 868/915 MHz | 300 bps | 50 Km | Low | |
| 4G | WAN | 700, 1700, 2800 MHz |
Up-to 12 Mbps | Up-to 10 Km | High | |
| 5G | WAN | At Low Bands | Up-to 3.6 Gbps | Up-to 10 Km | High | |
| 5G | WAN | At High Bands | 10 Gbps | <1 Km | High | |
| (NB-IoT) | WAN | 850 MHz | 245 kbps | Up-to 35 Km | High | |
| (EC-GSM IoT) | WAN | 890 MHz | Up-to 140 kbps | Up-to 100 Km | High | |
| LTE-M (M1) | WAN | 700, 1450–2200, 5400 MHz | 0.144 Mbps | 35km | High |