Patent ID: 8456997
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising: a communication network configured to employ an IEEE 802.11 protocol 802.11-QoS including quality of service extensions, the communication network including: the 802.11-QoS protocol configured to communicate a medical data parameter that provides at least one of: (i) faster communication for the at least one station communicating patient data relative to the at least one station communicating content other than patient data, and (ii) communication at a lower error rate for the at least one station communicating patient data relative to the at least one station communicating content other than patient data; wherein the 802.11-QoS protocol defines a plurality of allowable values for the medical data parameter that are indicative of whether a communication link is for communicating patient data, the plurality of allowable values including: