This paper presents a novel energy-efficient MAC Protocol designed specifically for wireless
body area sensor networks (WBASN) focused towards pervasive healthcare applications …

In this paper, a medium access control (MAC) protocol designed for Body Sensor Network
(BSN-MAC) is proposed. BSN-MAC is an adaptive, feedback-based and IEEE 802.15. 4 …

Energy efficiency is of utmost importance for wireless sensor networks deployed without any
possibility of battery replenishments. Thus, design of energy efficient algorithms and …

We consider reliable communications in Body Area Networks (BAN), where a set of nodes
placed on human body are connected using wireless links. In order to keep the Specific …

In this paper, we report on the design and implementation of MBStar, a higher-frequency,
real-time, reliable, secure protocol for wireless body area networks (WBAN). As in most …

This paper studies the energy efficiency and QoS performance of 802.15. 4 and 802.11 e
MAC protocols for body sensor network applications. We simulated a stand-alone body …

Mobility together with energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks have imposed
significant challenges for the medium access control (MAC) protocol design to provide …

The IEEE 802.15. 6 is a new standard on wireless body area network (WBAN) for short-
range, extremely low power wireless communication with high data rates in the vicinity of, or …

Medium access control (MAC) plays a crucial role in energy consumption, bandwidth
utilization etc. for long term WSN deployment. An improved MAC protocol can ensure …

Design of energy efficient medium access control (MAC) protocol for wireless sensor
network (WSN) containing mobile nodes is a challenging task. Majority of the MAC protocols …