Transport layer Object model Object services

HE IEEE 11073 Personal Health Device standards have been in development since 2006 and have now reached maturity. A base protocol supports plug and play interoperability between all devices connected using the standard, and specialization standards for 10 distinct end devices and a set of devices for independent living have been produced. The standards are further profiled by Continua Alliance with industry defined standards for Bluetooth, ZigBee and USB. IEEE 11073 may be directly mapped to IHE-PCD01 (HL7) messages for the WAN interface, providing a standards based end to end messaging architecture. For research, basing devices on the standard offers many advantages: off the shelf data collection units; existing readily available devices; ready specification, protocol and nomenclature for new devices; readymade communication modules to integrate new devices. All these can expedite development of biomedical instrumentation, reduce need for resource for development, and improve ability to deliver final results