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The next mobile communication standard 6G gives the potential to drive digitalization in healthcare. The aggregation of data from wearable sensors could help render preventive healthcare measures more efficient. Researchers at the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) are investigating the necessary infrastructure for this transformation. They are developing a demonstrator integrating sensors, using mobile communications and proposing a unified communication standard, making biomedical data accessible. From March 31 to April 4, they will present their concept at the Rhineland-Pfalz booth (hall 2, stand C33) at Hannover Messe.
At the core of this research is the human health: “With rapid advancements, especially in human-machine communication, the 6G technology opens up numerous groundbreaking applications in medicine,” explains Jan Herbst, member of the research team. “Focusing on effective preventive healthcare, we aim to enable doctors to monitor their patients’ health more efficiently and detect critical conditions and risks at an early stage.”
Aggregating Sensor Data Across Manufacturers
For their functional demonstrator, the researchers are integrating sensors commonly used in fitness trackers. The goal is to create a comprehensive, personalized image of an individual’s health. Thereby, the compatibility is a key aspect: Most sensors available on the market are manufacturer-specific, meaning they operate as closed systems which are not compatible with others. As a result, data remains isolated in separate silos – yet, when aggregated, it could be far more valuable.
Data Flow in a Closed Loop
To overcome this limitation, the researchers use specially developed Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) as sensor carriers and collaborate with manufacturers that provide compatible sensors. Within the project, they are developing a network protocol that serves as the foundation for data exchange and aggregation across all system units. The network topology follows a ring layout: “In this setup, the sensors are connected in a closed loop, ensuring efficient and reliable data transmission. Each sensor communicates directly with its neighbor, resulting in low latency and high fault tolerance,” says Herbst.
Through this feasibility study, the researchers are laying the technological foundations for advanced patient monitoring, contributing to a future-proof, digital healthcare system.
Research Embedded in the "Open6GHub"
The demonstrator is being developed in the Open6GHub project in cooperation with the 6G Health project. The “Open6GHub” is coordinated by Professor Hans Dieter Schotten, Head of the Chair for Wireless Communication and Navigation at the RPTU and Head of the Intelligent Networks Research Department at the DFKI. In addition to the RPTU and the DFKI, other universities and research institutes are involved in the Open6GHub. The partners in this research network aim to contribute to the development of an overall 6G architecture and also to launch end-to-end solutions in the following areas, among others: extended network topologies with highly agile so-called organic networking, security and resilience, THz and photonic transmission methods, sensor functionalities in the networks and their intelligent use and further processing, and application-specific radio protocols. On this journey, the researchers are open to dialogue and cooperation: “We are seeking an early and interactive dialogue with the public and are equally willing to cooperate with industry and users,” says Schotten. “To this end, we are installing OpenLabs and open experimental fields. Last but not least, we want to promote an open innovation system by involving SMEs and start-ups and their results.”
Questions can be directed at:
Christoph Lipps
Lehrstuhl für Funkkommunikation und Navigation
P: +49 631 20575-5139
E: Christoph.Lipps(at)dfki.de
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Klaus Dosch, Department of Technology and Innovation, is organizing the presentation of the researchers of the RPTU Kaiserslautern at the fair. He is the contact partner for companies and, among other things, establishes contacts to science. Contact: Klaus Dosch, E-mail: Dosch(at)]rptu.de, Phone: +49 631 205-3001
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