TY - JOUR
T1 - Wireless body area networks
T2 - A survey
AU - Movassaghi, Samaneh
AU - Abolhasan, Mehran
AU - Lipman, Justin
AU - Smith, David
AU - Jamalipour, Abbas
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Recent developments and technological advancements in wireless communication, MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) technology and integrated circuits has enabled low-power, intelligent, miniaturized, invasive/non-invasive micro and nano-technology sensor nodes strategically placed in or around the human body to be used in various applications, such as personal health monitoring. This exciting new area of research is called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) and leverages the emerging IEEE 802.15.6 and IEEE 802.15.4j standards, specifically standardized for medical WBANs. The aim of WBANs is to simplify and improve speed, accuracy, and reliability of communication of sensors/actuators within, on, and in the immediate proximity of a human body. The vast scope of challenges associated with WBANs has led to numerous publications. In this paper, we survey the current state-of-art of WBANs based on the latest standards and publications. Open issues and challenges within each area are also explored as a source of inspiration towards future developments in WBANs.
AB - Recent developments and technological advancements in wireless communication, MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) technology and integrated circuits has enabled low-power, intelligent, miniaturized, invasive/non-invasive micro and nano-technology sensor nodes strategically placed in or around the human body to be used in various applications, such as personal health monitoring. This exciting new area of research is called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) and leverages the emerging IEEE 802.15.6 and IEEE 802.15.4j standards, specifically standardized for medical WBANs. The aim of WBANs is to simplify and improve speed, accuracy, and reliability of communication of sensors/actuators within, on, and in the immediate proximity of a human body. The vast scope of challenges associated with WBANs has led to numerous publications. In this paper, we survey the current state-of-art of WBANs based on the latest standards and publications. Open issues and challenges within each area are also explored as a source of inspiration towards future developments in WBANs.
KW - IEEE 802.15.6
KW - Medium access control
KW - Physical Layer
KW - Routing
KW - Wireless Body Area Networks
KW - Wireless Sensor Networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906788546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SURV.2013.121313.00064
DO - 10.1109/SURV.2013.121313.00064
M3 - Article
SN - 1553-877X
VL - 16
SP - 1658
EP - 1686
JO - IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
JF - IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
IS - 3
M1 - 6710228
ER -