Title :
An adaptive energy efficient MAC protocol for the medical body area network
Author :
Timmons, N.F. ; Scanlon, W.G.
Author_Institution :
WiSAR Lab., Letterkenny Inst. of Technol., Letterkenny, Ireland
Abstract :
Medical body area networks will employ both implantable and bodyworn devices to support a diverse range of applications with throughputs ranging from several bits per hour up to 10 Mbps. The challenge is to accommodate this range of applications within a single wireless network based on a suitably flexible and power efficient medium access control protocol. To this end, we present a Medical Medium Access Control (MedMAC) protocol for energy efficient and adaptable channel access in body area networks. The MedMAC incorporates a novel synchronisation mechanism and initial power efficiency simulations show that the MedMAC protocol outperforms the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol for two classes of medical applications.
Keywords :
access protocols; body area networks; synchronisation; wireless channels; adaptable channel access; adaptive energy efficient MAC protocol; bodyworn devices; implantable devices; medical body area network; medium access control protocol; synchronisation mechanism; wireless network; Access protocols; Biomedical equipment; Body area networks; Energy efficiency; Media Access Protocol; Medical services; Medical simulation; Throughput; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks; BAN; MAC; network; protocol; sensor; wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems Technology, 2009. Wireless VITAE 2009. 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aalborg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4066-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4067-2
DOI :
10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2009.5172512