Title :
Performance monitoring and control in contention-based wireless sensor networks
Author :
Lindh, Thomas ; Orhan, Ibrahim
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Technol. & Health, KTH - R. Inst. of Technol., Haninge, Sweden
Abstract :
This paper presents a method for performance monitoring and control in wireless body sensor networks based on measurement feedback. Test results using a prototype implementation of the method are also analyzed. The method has been evaluated for demanding healthcare related applications in wireless personal area networks.
Keywords :
body area networks; health care; patient monitoring; personal area networks; telecommunication control; wireless sensor networks; healthcare; measurement feedback; performance monitoring; wireless body sensor networks; wireless personal area networks; Body sensor networks; Marine technology; Medical services; Monitoring; Open loop systems; Paper technology; Testing; Throughput; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communication Systems, 2009. ISWCS 2009. 6th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tuscany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3584-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3584-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISWCS.2009.5285347
