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Point-to-point (mesh)

Ring

Ring (cont'd)

Ring (cont'd)

Bus

Competing needs and solutions

Token ring

Ethernet

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

Real world

Real world (cont'd)

Real world (cont'd)

Real world (cont'd)

Real world (cont'd)

Wireless

Wireless (cont'd)

Protocols

Invisible computing

GPS

Medical applications

RFID

RFID (cont'd)

Medical applications

Medical applications (cont'd)

Medical applications (cont'd)

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Medical applications (cont'd)

Medical applications (cont'd)

Medical applications (cont'd)

Medical applications (cont'd)

Medical applications (cont'd)

Medical applications (cont'd)

Hospital (2007 Mar)

~500 receivers
~2000 tags on staff and equipment
disposable tags on wristbands given to patients upon admission
e.g., make sure cleaning staff show up quickly after patient discharge

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