BANMAC: an opportunistic MAC protocol for reliable communications in body area networks

We consider reliable communications in Body Area Networks (BAN), where a set of nodes placed on human body are connected using wireless links. In order to keep the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) as low as possible for health safety reasons, these networks operate in low transmit power regime, which...

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Main Author: Prabh, K. Shashi (author)
Other Authors: Royo, Fernando (author), Tennina, Stefano (author), Olivares, Teresa (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/3723
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/3723