Design and implementation of iSCSI-based virtual storage system for mobile health care

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a block oriented storage access protocol that enables a user to recognize a remote storage as their own local block device through general TCP/IP networks. iSCSI is a proposed industry-standard that allows SCSI block I/O protocols (commands, sequences and attributes) to be sent over a network using the popular TCP/IP protocol. iSCSI uses a standard Ethernet switch and router for this kind of access, and also be used to create a storage networking system without any distance restrictions that can equally be applied to a wireless network environment. Accordingly, focusing on this applicability, the current paper presents an alternative approach to overcome the limited storage space of mobile devices based on the iSCSI initiator driver. In the health care industry the ubiquitous computing is the next technology frontier for healthcare providers. Data capture and retrieval using a PDA by physicians, nurses and allied healthcare professionals are enhancing patient care and improving efficiency. Creating a picture of what is the status of the patient relies on the collection, storage, processing and continuous analysis of large amounts of data. However, even the best information about patients is useless if it is not processed and stored. To improve the storage power of the PDA we require a virtual storage system. So our purposed aim for this paper is to provide the alternative solution of the virtual storage system for PDA such that it can become a new revolution in the health care industry.