On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor Networks

On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor Networks

<p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper presents an empirical investigation on the performance of body implant communication using radio frequency (RF) technology. In body implant communication, the electrical properties of the body influence the signal propagation in several ways. We use a...

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Main Authors: Higgins Henry, Ullah Sana, Islam SMRiazul, Khan Pervez, Kwak KyungSup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Online Access:http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2009/479512
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spelling doaj-6eb00ed361a34473a31f1fcda5be035f2020-11-24T22:19:34ZengSpringerOpenEURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking1687-14721687-14992009-01-0120091479512On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor NetworksHiggins HenryUllah SanaIslam SMRiazulKhan PervezKwak KyungSup<p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper presents an empirical investigation on the performance of body implant communication using radio frequency (RF) technology. In body implant communication, the electrical properties of the body influence the signal propagation in several ways. We use a Perspex body model (30&#8201;cm diameter, 80&#8201;cm height and 0.5&#8201;cm thickness) filled with a liquid that mimics the electrical properties of the basic body tissues. This model is used to observe the effects of body tissue on the RF communication. We observe best performance at 3cm depth inside the liquid. We further present a simulation study of several low-power MAC protocols for an on-body sensor network and discuss the derived results. Also, the traditional preamble-based TMDA protocol is extended towards a beacon-based TDMA protocol in order to avoid preamble collision and to ensure low-power communication.</p>http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2009/479512
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author Higgins Henry
Ullah Sana
Islam SMRiazul
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Kwak KyungSup
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Ullah Sana
Islam SMRiazul
Khan Pervez
Kwak KyungSup
On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor Networks
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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Ullah Sana
Islam SMRiazul
Khan Pervez
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title On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor Networks
title_short On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor Networks
title_full On PHY and MAC Performance in Body Sensor Networks
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series EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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1687-1499
publishDate 2009-01-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper presents an empirical investigation on the performance of body implant communication using radio frequency (RF) technology. In body implant communication, the electrical properties of the body influence the signal propagation in several ways. We use a Perspex body model (30&#8201;cm diameter, 80&#8201;cm height and 0.5&#8201;cm thickness) filled with a liquid that mimics the electrical properties of the basic body tissues. This model is used to observe the effects of body tissue on the RF communication. We observe best performance at 3cm depth inside the liquid. We further present a simulation study of several low-power MAC protocols for an on-body sensor network and discuss the derived results. Also, the traditional preamble-based TMDA protocol is extended towards a beacon-based TDMA protocol in order to avoid preamble collision and to ensure low-power communication.</p>
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