Title :
An improved WBAN MAC protocol
Author :
Bhoir, Smita ; Vidhate, Amarsinh
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. Dept., Ramrao Adik Inst. of Technol., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
A Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is considered as a special type of a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) with its own challenges and requirements. A traditional WSN is designed to achieve higher efficiency, however, WBAN is designed to achieve maximum throughput, minimum delay and to maximize the energy efficiency, all together. Our analysis indicates that available protocols for WSN are not easily portable for WBAN, specifically Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols. Thus, we have proposed a new WBAN MAC Protocol based on Aloha protocol which differentiates and preferred various types of traffic based on emergency case. The proposed protocol has been simulated using different scenarios and the obtained results are analyzed and compared using NS-2 Simulator.
Keywords :
access protocols; body area networks; wireless sensor networks; Aloha protocol; NS-2 simulator; WBAN MAC protocol; WSN; energy efficiency; medium access control protocols; wireless body area network; wireless sensor network; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Media Access Protocol; Sensors; Throughput; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Aloha; CSMA; Medium Access Control; Slotted Aloha; TDMA; WBAN; WSN;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coimbatore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2353-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCI.2014.6921750