Medical body area network (MBAN) with automatic in-facility spectrum use enforcement
A medical system comprises: a medical body area network (MB AN) system (10) comprising a plurality of network nodes (12, 14) intercommunicating via short range wireless communication, the MBAN system (10) including a spectrum control sub-module (52) that selects an operating channel or frequency for the short range wireless communication; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (60) disposed with the MBAN system. The spectrum control sub-module selects an operating channel or frequency from a spectrum comprising a combination of (1) a default spectrum and (2) a restricted spectrum authorized for use by the MBAN system conditional upon the MBAN system being within a medical facility as indicated by readings of the RFID tag. The spectrum control sub-module selects an operating channel or frequency from a spectrum comprising only the default spectrum conditional upon the MBAN system not being within the medical facility as indicated by readings of the RFID tag.
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