Title :
Stability of Narrowband Dynamic Body Area Channel
Author :
Jian Zhang ; Smith, D.B. ; Hanlen, L.W. ; Miniutti, D. ; Rodda, D. ; Gilbert, B.
Author_Institution :
NICTA, Canberra, ACT
fDate :
7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The stability of a dynamic narrowband on-body area channel is characterized based on real-time measurements of the time domain channel impulse response (CIR) at frequencies near the 900- and 2400-MHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands. A new parameter, channel variation factor, characterizes channel coherence time. Body movement is considered at various transmit-receive pair locations on the human body. Movement has considerable impact on the stability of the channel, a reasonable assumption for coherence time is approximately 10 ms, and there is greater temporal stability at the lower frequency.
Keywords :
body area networks; stability; time-domain analysis; transient response; industrial, scientific, and medical bands; narrowband dynamic body area channel stability; temporal stability; time domain channel impulse response; Antenna measurements; Area measurement; Australia; Body sensor networks; Frequency measurement; Humans; Narrowband; Signal analysis; Stability analysis; Testing; Body-area networks (BAN); coherence time;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2008.2011505
