An adaptive energy efficient MAC protocol for the medical body area network

Proceedings of the 2009 1st International Conference on Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Technology, Wireless VITAE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 587-593

  Timmons, N F ^a   Scanlon, W G ^b  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BAN; MAC; Network; Protocol; Sensor; Wireless

Indexed keywords

BAN; MAC; NETWORK; PROTOCOL; WIRELESS;

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INFORMATION THEORY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGY; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 70350765144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2009.5172512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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