Title :
Performance Analysis of Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks
Author :
Bradai, Nourchene ; Fourati, L.C. ; Kamoun, Lotfi
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Electron. & Inf. Technol. (LETI), Univ. of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
Abstract :
In recent years, very interesting researches are concentrated to develop patient monitoring systems for revolutionizing health monitoring. A wireless body area network (WBAN) needs a MAC protocol, which obey to the BAN requirements and specifications. The design of a medium access control is a challenge due to the characteristics of wireless channel and the need for minimization of consumption. For medical applications, WBAN should collect and transmit information of patient in a reliable manner and in a timely manner to monitoring entity. In this paper, we present the specifications and characteristics of medium access protocols for WBAN. A showing of the most efficient MAC protocols and some simulations results are presented to further illustrate the performance of the three MAC protocols namely IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee MAC), TMAC and IEEE 802.15.6 (Baseline MAC).
Keywords :
Zigbee; access protocols; body area networks; patient monitoring; wireless channels; BAN requirements; BAN specifications; IEEE 802.15.4; IEEE 802.15.6; MAC protocols; TMAC; WBAN; Zigbee MAC; baseline MAC; medium access control protocol; minimization; patient monitoring systems; revolutionizing health monitoring; wireless body area networks; wireless channel; Biomedical monitoring; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Media Access Protocol; Resource management; Synchronization; Wireless communication; IEEE802.15.6; MAC; WBAN; Wireless Body Area Networks; medium access control;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), 2013 27th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6239-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4952-1
DOI :
10.1109/WAINA.2013.31
