On the implant communication andMAC protocols forWBAN

International Journal of Communication Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 982-999

  Ullah, Sana ^a   Higgins, Henry ^b   Shen, Bin ^a   Kwak, Kyung Sup ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Zarlink Semiconductor Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implant; In body; On body; RF communication; WBAN

Indexed keywords

IMPLANT; IN-BODY; ON-BODY; RF COMMUNICATION; WBAN;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

EID: 78649597630     PISSN: 10745351     EISSN: 10991131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dac.1100     Document Type: Article

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