HEALTHCARE
Solutions . . .
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Network solutions for Hospitals and Care Facilities Wireless LAN Internet access for patients Electronic ward rounds Food orders via tablet PC Constant monitoring of vital signs Voice-over-WLAN for doctors‘ telephones
b u s i n e s s
Example: Multifunctional WLAN Requirements & projects
LANCOM solutions
LANCOM advantages
Administrative overheads, tight bud-
LANCOM has years of experience
The LANCOM product portfolio offers
gets, limited time for patient care
in equipping clinics and care facili-
high performance and several advan-
– the demands in today‘s hospital
ties with wireless LAN and VPN. As
tages for operation in medical envi-
environment are tough. Modern net-
a result, our portfolio of products
ronments, including:
working solutions help hospitals
fulfills all of the relevant appro-
and care facilities to minimize time-
vals. Clinics can employ wireless
Excellent WLAN coverage and
intensive and error-prone tasks, and
LAN solutions from LANCOM in all
roaming, 120-Mbps net data rates
to free-up more resources for patient
relevant
care. They also enable clinics to cut
LANCOM offers:
areas
of
patient
care.
required
High-availability WLAN thanks to
resting extras such as wireless Internet access.
WLAN access points and controllers with approvals for operation in
Internet access for patients
medical environments according to
Implementation of electronic patient
EN 60 601-1-2
files
Food orders via tablet PC
compliant operation of Internet
Constant monitoring of intensive-
access
troller" architecture
Optimum protection of sensitive
Optimized VoWLAN support with
(Hotspots)
QoS, prioritization & power-save
Web content filter for control over
functions for longer battery life
being moved within the clinic
Internet access (e.g. blocking of
Low operating costs from central,
easily, and telephone costs cut by introducing Voice-over-Wireless LAN for medical personnel
guests
cryption and authentication
care patients, even when they are
Doctors can be reached more
for
LANCOM's innovative "Smart Con-
patient-data through secure en-
Public Spot Option for easy, legally
illegal websites)
multiple sites
network
Patients´ WLAN Clients (2.4 / 5 GHz): Internet access via hotspot (VLAN 1)
VLAN 1: Patients VLAN 2: Food ordering VLAN 3: Electronic ward rounds, internal network VLAN 4: Monitoring of vital signs
Content filter
LANCOM access points Single / dual radio (2.4 / 5 GHz)
access points and routers, inclu-
WLAN hotspot Administration
ding those at remote sites
VLAN-capable switches for end to-end
Clinic
standardized management for all
VPN solutions for interconnecting
virtualization
the system directly, and there‘s no need for that time-consuming and error-prone entry of hand-written notes into the computer. Food ordering has been modernized in a similar fashion: Staff use tablet PCs to take the patients‘ orders, and these are transmitted straight to the kitchen. The
Easy operation of the Wireless LAN hotspot; no expert knowledge
costs and to attract patients with inte-
Based on a single LANCOM WLAN infrastructure, the clinic achieved a long-term optimization of their processes and services: Electronic ward rounds provide the doctor with all diagnostic findings directly at the patient‘s bedside, current values and medications can be entered into
Maximum investment with free lifetime updates
Dräger Validation for operation
Active support in all phases of
with Infinity® Patient Monitoring
your project: Conceptualiza-
Systems
tion, installation & operation
Data center
infrastructure for Internet guest access, mobile ward rounds, etc. benefits include quicker communications and better planning. The clinic also uses the wireless network for key tasks in intensive care: The patients‘ vital signs are transmitted to the central monitoring system via wireless LAN. Monitoring is continuous, even when
patients are being moved between wards. The same WLAN provides doctors with telecommunications using the latest Voice-over-WLAN mobile telephones for instant communications without connection fees. Patients enjoy WLAN-based guest Inter-
net access accounts which have been set up on selected wards. Thanks to the web content filter, the clinic is assured that the Internet access cannot be used for illegal activities. All of the services – public, internal, telephony – operate with the same infrastructure, and yet they remain strictly
separated from one another. After all, the protection of confidential patient data is a top priority. Furthermore, intelligent failsafe technologies guarantee highest availability of the WLAN. VPN can be employed to inter-connect any number of different sites.
Solutions from LANCOM meet
Solutions from LANCOM offer
the
unprecedented stability
very
highest
security
standards
Food orders (VLAN 2)
Electronic ward rounds (Connection to the clinic information system CIS) (VLAN 3)
Intensive care Dräger patient monitors with WLAN (VLAN 4) for monitoring the vital signs of intensiv-care patients
Intensive care unit
Stability of the WLAN is of utmost
observe the very highest security
importance when transmitting patient
standards. After all, it is highly
vital signs. Similarly, electronic ward
sensitive patient data that is under
rounds and the use of VoWLAN for
protection. This is where LANCOM
doctors‘ telephones can only be
solutions offer maximum security:
relied upon when the wireless network offers uninterrupted availability.
10 - 1,000 access points Up to 3,000 WLAN clients Net data throughput of up to 120
Complete protection of the WLAN
Up to 8 separate applications in the WLAN Multi-SSID (➞ VLAN)
Hotspot function for billing Cross-site operation (VPN)
Strict separation of the public and internal hospital networks by means of VLAN and Multi-SSID
CIS
VPN LANCOM WLAN controller
LANCOM VPN routers
Internet
VoWLAN
LANCOM VPN gateway
Excellent voice quality and stability thanks to Quality-of-Service (QoS) and bandwidth management
authentication
of
High-performance stateful inspec-
IGMP snooping for the targeted forwarding of multicast packets (e.g. for Dräger patient-monitoring equipment)
tion firewall including Denial-of-
No single point of failure: Even if a
Service protection
controller should fail, the WLAN
Assured data integrity of inter-site
VPN
Fast client roaming for uninterrup-
ficate-based
detection
e.g. Administration
munication without dead zones
security policies, including certi-
Background scanning for rogue AP
Other sites,
Excellent signal coverage for com-
ed transmission of mobile signals
Cross-site 24/7 monitoring of WLAN
access points
LANCOM VLAN switches
LANCOM solutions offer:
with WPA2/802.11i encryption and authentication as per 802.1x/EAP
Mbps per radio cell
(patients with mobile monitors can also be included)
Hospitals and care facilities must
communications thanks to IPsec VPN
continues to work without perfor mance loss
Redundancy for VPN routers and gateways (e.g. via ISDN, UMTS,
Mobile user
cluster mode)
Example: Multifunctional WLAN infrastructure for Internet guest access, mobile ward rounds, etc. Based on a single LANCOM WLAN infrastructure, the clinic achieved a long-term optimization of their processes and services: Electronic ward rounds provide the doctor with all diagnostic findings directly at the patient‘s bedside, current values and medications can be entered into
the system directly, and there‘s no need for that time-consuming and error-prone entry of hand-written notes into the computer. Food ordering has been modernized in a similar fashion: Staff use tablet PCs to take the patients‘ orders, and these are transmitted straight to the kitchen. The
benefits include quicker communications and better planning. The clinic also uses the wireless network for key tasks in intensive care: The patients‘ vital signs are transmitted to the central monitoring system via wireless LAN. Monitoring is continuous, even when
patients are being moved between wards. The same WLAN provides doctors with telecommunications using the latest Voice-over-WLAN mobile telephones for instant communications without connection fees. Patients enjoy WLAN-based guest Inter-
net access accounts which have been set up on selected wards. Thanks to the web content filter, the clinic is assured that the Internet access cannot be used for illegal activities. All of the services – public, internal, telephony – operate with the same infrastructure, and yet they remain strictly
separated from one another. After all, the protection of confidential patient data is a top priority. Furthermore, intelligent failsafe technologies guarantee highest availability of the WLAN. VPN can be employed to inter-connect any number of different sites.
Clinic Patients´ WLAN Clients (2.4 / 5 GHz): Internet access via hotspot (VLAN 1)
Food orders (VLAN 2)
Electronic ward rounds (Connection to the clinic information system CIS) (VLAN 3)
Intensive care Dräger patient monitors with WLAN (VLAN 4) for monitoring the vital signs of intensiv-care patients
Intensive care unit
VLAN 1: Patients
10 - 1,000 access points Up to 3,000 WLAN clients Net data throughput of up to 120
VLAN 2: Food ordering
Mbps per radio cell
Up to 8 separate applications in the
VLAN 3: Electronic ward rounds, internal network
WLAN Multi-SSID (➞ VLAN)
Hotspot function for billing
(patients with mobile monitors can also be included)
Cross-site operation (VPN)
VLAN 4: Monitoring of vital signs
Content filter
LANCOM access points Single / dual radio (2.4 / 5 GHz)
Other sites,
LANCOM VLAN switches WLAN hotspot Administration
e.g. Administration
CIS
VPN
Data center LANCOM WLAN controller
LANCOM VPN routers
Internet
VPN VoWLAN
LANCOM VPN gateway
Mobile user
Head Office
Numerous hospitals and care facilities
LANCOM Systems GmbH
all over Europe have successfully optimized their internal processes with
Adenauerstr. 20/B2
solutions from LANCOM, including:
52146 Wuerselen Germany
Regioklinik, Uetersen
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References:
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Revilidatie Centrum, Amsterdam
Katholische Stiftung Marienhospital Aachen
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