Distributed MAC and rate adaptation for ultrasonically networked implantable sensors

2013 IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communications and Networking, SECON 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 104-112

  Santagati, G Enrico ^a   Melodia, Tommaso ^a   Galluccio, Laura ^b   Palazzo, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MODELS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED CONTROL; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE SENSORS; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INTERCONNECTING DEVICE; INTRA-BODY COMMUNICATIONS; MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 84890874417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SAHCN.2013.6644968     Document Type: Conference Paper

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