Title :
A Statistical Model to Characterize User Influence in Body Area Networks
Author :
Oliveira, Carla ; Correia, Luís M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Tech. Univ. of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
The main goal of this work is to characterize user´s influence in Body Area Networks, endeavoring to provide useful statistical values for channel models. Well-known theoretical models are used to obtain the fields produced by a plane wave or a point source near a circular dielectric cylinder (as a simple approach for the human body). A statistical analysis on the impact of the body for the source located at different distances is done. Modifications in the radiation patterns are found, ranging up to 30 dB, for instance, for a source located from 0 to 10 cm off the body.
Keywords :
body area networks; statistical analysis; body area networks; circular dielectric cylinder; radiation patterns; statistical model; statistical values; well-known theoretical models; Antenna radiation patterns; Biological system modeling; Dielectrics; Fluctuations; Leg; Torso;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2010-Fall), 2010 IEEE 72nd
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3573-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1090-3038
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2010.5594334
