Robust access for wireless body area networks in public m-health

BODYNETS 2012 - 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coexistence; License free spectrum; M health; Mac; Medium access control

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SENSOR NODES; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COEXISTENCE; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; LICENSE-FREE SPECTRUM; LOW-POWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; MAC; MHEALTH; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK;

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84908587582     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4108/icst.bodynets.2012.250176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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