Inter-user interference in body sensor networks: Preliminary investigation and an infrastructure-based solution

Proceedings - 2009 6th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 35-40

  De Silva, Buddhika ^a   Natarajan, Anirudh ^a   Motani, Mehul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BODY SENSOR NETWORK; FIXED NETWORKS; HIGH RATE; INTER-USER INTERFERENCE; PACKET DELIVERY RATIO;

INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70350763985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BSN.2009.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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