Survey on Smart Health Management using BLE and BLE Beacons

Advances in Bluetooth technology focusing low energy has brought into action the Bluetooth Smart for wearable devices. Enhancement in Internet of Things due to wearable devices has led to the concept of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). AAL is mainly devised to assist age old people to carry on daily activities including healthcare without dependencies. A survey to show the contribution of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology in wearable devices is the main focus of this paper. This paper also aims to give a good overview of BLE and BLE Beacons as one of the successful technologies focusing wearable healthcare applications and its pros and cons compared to other existing wireless technologies. Different applications of BLE included can be adapted to our healthcare perspective for smart health management.