A Study of MAC Protocols for WBANs

The seamless integration of low-power, miniaturised, invasive/non-invasive lightweight sensor nodes have contributed to the development of a proactive and unobtrusive Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). A WBAN provides long-term health monitoring of a patient without any constraint on his/her normal...

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Main Authors: Sana Ullah, Bin Shen, S.M. Riazul Islam, Pervez Khan, Shahnaz Saleem, Kyung Sup Kwak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-12-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
MAC
BSN
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/1/128/