An overview of ETSI TC SmartBAN MAC protocol

Author

Paso, Tuomas ; Tanaka, Hirokazu ; Hamalainen, Matti ; Woon Hau Chin ; Matsuo, Ryoko ; Subramani, Siva ; Haapola, Jussi

Author_Institution

Centre for Wireless Commun., Univ. of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

fYear

2015

fDate

24-26 March 2015

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

14

Abstract

In this paper we introduce medium access control (MAC) protocol defined by ETSI TC (technical committee) SmartBAN (smart body area network). The key features of the protocol are a two-channel concept with different channels for data and control traffic, and a unique Multi-use Channel Access as one alternative channel access mode. The two-channel concept provides fast channel acquisition and easy Hub to Hub communications. Multi-use Channel Access guarantees for very-low latency emergency messaging for time-critical applications. In addition, Re-use Access mode of the Multi-use Channel Access enables the utilization of the scheduled but unused time slots thus increasing the channel utilization. The protocol is mainly a joint work between Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC) at the University of Oulu and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd.

Keywords

access protocols; body area networks; multiuser channels; ETSI TC smartBAN MAC protocol; channel access mode; channel acquisition; control traffic; hub to hub communications; medium access control protocol; multiuse channel access; smart body area network; technical committee; Body area networks; Media Access Protocol; Monitoring; Sensors; Telecommunication standards; Wireless communication; body area network; medium access control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), 2015 9th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kamakura

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISMICT.2015.7107487

Filename

7107487