Energy efficient medium access protocol for wireless medical body area sensor networks

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-259

  Omeni, Okundu ^a   Wong, Alan Chi Wai ^a   Burdett, Alison J ^a   Toumazou, Christofer ^a,b  

^a Toumaz Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hardware MAC; MAC Protocol; Wireless body area sensor network; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SENSORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BODY TEMPERATURES; CENTRAL NODES; CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENTS; CMOS PROCESSES; DUTY CYCLES; ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; ENERGY REDUCTIONS; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; HUMAN BODIES; MAC PROTOCOL; MAC PROTOCOLS; MEDIUM ACCESS PROTOCOLS; NOVEL CONCEPTS; OVERALL POWERS; PEER TO PEERS; PERVASIVE HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS; SENSOR NODES; SENSOR READINGS; SLEEP MODES; STANDBY POWERS; SYSTEM ON CHIPS; TIME SLOTS; VITAL SIGNS; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORKS; WIRELESS BODY AREA SENSOR NETWORK; WIRELESS BODY AREA SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS SENSOR NODES; ZIG BEES;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 57049142061     PISSN: 19324545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2008.2003431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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