Research Article
Ageing@home: A Secure 5G Welfare Technology Solution for Elderlies
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_16, author={Boning Feng and Birgitta Langhammer and Van Thuan Do and Niels Jacot and Bernardo Santos and Bruno Dzogovic and Per Jonny Nesse and Thanh van Do}, title={Ageing@home: A Secure 5G Welfare Technology Solution for Elderlies}, proceedings={Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good. 7th EAI International Conference, GOODTECHS 2021, Virtual Event, September 15--17, 2021, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={GOODTECHS}, year={2022}, month={1}, keywords={5G mobile networks Network slicing Assisted living Home based elderly care Welfare technology}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_16} }- Boning Feng
Birgitta Langhammer
Van Thuan Do
Niels Jacot
Bernardo Santos
Bruno Dzogovic
Per Jonny Nesse
Thanh van Do
Year: 2022
Ageing@home: A Secure 5G Welfare Technology Solution for Elderlies
GOODTECHS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_16
Abstract
The world population is ageing at a fast pace and to enable elderly to age at home can become a viable solution both economically and socially speaking, leading also to the overall improvement of the elderly’s well-being and comfort. There are currently a few AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) systems which although operational are not yet optimal in terms of efficiency and security. This paper proposes a welfare technology solution called Ageing@home which aims at enabling newly hospitalized elderlies to come home earlier by making use of a dedicated 5G network slice for health care system. Such an isolated logical network will provide adequate security, privacy and reliability for the selected welfare technologies and services deployed at the elderly home. The proposed solution allows the selection and customization of needed welfare technologies and services and promotes the re-allocation and re-use of equipment. Validation methods and a business plan have been presented as well as a thorough description of a proof-of-concept implementation.
