Improving the ultra-low-power performance of IEEE 802.15.6 by adaptive synchronisation

IET Wireless Sensor Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-170

  Timmons, N F ^a   Scanlon, W G ^b,c  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CURRENTS; BODY AREA NETWORK; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DATA RATES; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; MEDIUM ACCESS PROTOCOL; MINIATURE SENSORS; SUPERFRAME; ULTRA-LOW POWER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA TRANSFER; ENERGY CONVERSION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SENSORS; SYNCHRONIZATION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84555196940     PISSN: 20436386     EISSN: 20436394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-wss.2011.0036     Document Type: Article

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