Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) Design Techniques and Performance Evaluation

Authors:
Jamil Yusuf Khan;Mehmet R. Yuce;Garrick Bulger;Benjamin Harding
Affiliations:
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia 2308;School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia 2308;School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia 2308;School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia 2308
Venue:
Journal of Medical Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In recent years interest in the application of Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) for patient monitoring applications has grown significantly. A WBAN can be used to develop patient monitoring systems which offer flexibility to medical staff and mobility to patients. Patients monitoring could involve a range of activities including data collection from various body sensors for storage and diagnosis, transmitting data to remote medical databases, and controlling medical appliances, etc. Also, WBANs could operate in an interconnected mode to enable remote patient monitoring using telehealth/e-health applications. A WBAN can also be used to monitor athletes' performance and assist them in training activities. For such applications it is very important that a WBAN collects and transmits data reliably, and in a timely manner to a monitoring entity. In order to address these issues, this paper presents WBAN design techniques for medical applications. We examine the WBAN design issues with particular emphasis on the design of MAC protocols and power consumption profiles of WBAN. Some simulation results are presented to further illustrate the performances of various WBAN design techniques.