Packet size optimization for improving the energy efficiency in body sensor networks

ETRI Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-309

  Domingo, Mari Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ARQ; Body sensor networks; Energy efficiency; FEC block codes; FEC convolutional codes; Packet size optimization

Indexed keywords

ARQ; AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST; CHANNEL EFFECT; ENERGY-CONSTRAINED SENSORS; FEC BLOCK CODES; FEC CONVOLUTIONAL CODES; FEC SCHEMES; HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; HUMAN BEING; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; ON-BODY; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PACKET SIZE; VITAL SIGN;

BLOCK CODES; BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CONVOLUTION; CONVOLUTIONAL CODES; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ERROR CORRECTION; FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION; HEALTH CARE; SENSOR NODES; SENSORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958744478     PISSN: 12256463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4218/etrij.11.0110.0270     Document Type: Article

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