Exploiting unknown dynamics in communications amongst coexisting wireless body area networks

S Movassaghi, A Majidi, D Smith… - 2015 IEEE Global …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a prediction algorithm for dynamic channel allocation amongst
coexisting Wireless body area networks (WBANs). Variations in channel assignment due to …

Link layer behavior of body area networks at 2.4 GHz

A Natarajan, B de Silva, KK Yap, M Motani - Proceedings of the 15th …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
Body Area Networks (BANs) can perform the task of continuous, remote monitoring of a
patient's physiological signals in diverse environments. Apart from providing healthcare …

Characterization of inter-body interference in context aware body area networking (CABAN)

SF Heaney, WG Scanlon… - 2011 IEEE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The characterization and understanding of body to body communication channels is a
pivotal step in the development of emerging wireless applications such as ad-hoc personnel …

Performance analysis of IEEE 802.15. 6 under saturation condition and error-prone channel

S Rashwand, J Mišić, H Khazaei - 2011 IEEE Wireless …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to lack of an appropriate wireless technology which satisfies all the requirements of
Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) the IEEE 802.15. 6 Task Group introduced the IEEE …

Inter-wireless body area network scheduling algorithm for livestock health monitoring

H Wang, B Davies, AO Fapojuwo - 2015 IEEE Wireless …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an inter-wireless body area network scheduling algorithm for animal
health monitoring. An optimization problem is formulated first to jointly reduce the energy …

Power saving policies for multipurpose WBAN

F Casamassima, E Farella… - 2013 23rd International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) present a variety of Power Management challenges
ranging from radio protocols, to node components. In this work we focus on optimal …

Power-Adaptive Communication With Channel-Aware Transmission Scheduling in WBANs

A Arghavani, H Zhang, Z Huang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radio links in wireless body area networks (WBANs) are highly subject to short and long-
term attenuation due to the unstable network topology and frequent body blockage. This …

A QoS bandwidth allocation method for coexistence of wireless body area networks

DR Chen - 2017 25th Euromicro International Conference on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless body area network (WBAN) is an emerging technology which stands to a base for
various implantable and wearable sensors. This paper presents an integrated resource …

Experimental analysis of IEEE 802.15. 4 for on/off body communications

N Amini, W Xu, Z Li, MC Huang… - 2011 IEEE 22nd …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We target body-wearable sensor networks, in which sensor nodes are strategically placed
on the human body and the wireless communications are conducted on/off the surface of the …

Mbstar: A real-time communication protocol for wireless body area networks

X Zhu, S Han, PC Huang, AK Mok… - 2011 23rd Euromicro …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …