Optimal design of energy-efficient and cost-effective wireless body area networks

Ad Hoc Networks

Volumn 13, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 560-574

  Elias, Jocelyne ^a  

^a Huawei Technologies Co   (France)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Network design; Optimization; Relay placement; Routing; Wireless body area network

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK INSTALLATION COST; RELAY PLACEMENTS; RELAY POSITIONING; ROUTING; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK;

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NETWORK ROUTING; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING; TOPOLOGY; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84888644372     PISSN: 15708705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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