Cross-layer design for prompt and reliable transmissions over body area networks

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1303-1316

  Torabi, Narjes ^a   Leung, Victor C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body area networks (BAN); delay; m health; medium access control (MAC); packet delivery ratio; scheduling

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; MHEALTH; SCHEDULING;

AMBULATORY HEALTH MONITORING; BODY AREA NETWORKS; DELAY; DYNAMIC SCHEDULING; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL(MAC); MULTI-HOP COOPERATIVE; PACKET DELIVERY RATIO; RELIABLE TRANSMISSION;

NETWORK LAYERS;

ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; COMPUTER NETWORK; HUMAN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84904295348     PISSN: 21682194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JBHI.2013.2283232     Document Type: Article

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