On-body measurements and characterization of wireless communication channel for arm and torso of human

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 264-269

  Reusens, E ^a   Joseph, W ^a   Vermeeren, G ^a   Martens, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Delay spread; Human body; Path loss; Propagation channel; Wireless body area network (WBAN)

Indexed keywords

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WEARABLE SENSORS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

DELAY SPREAD; HUMAN BODIES; PATH LOSS; PROPAGATION CHANNELS; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK;

BODY SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84885069328     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-70994-7_44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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