Title :
Multi-hop channel modeling at 60 GHz for on-body communications
Author :
Li, Xin ; Nechayev, Yuriy I. ; Constantinou, Constantinos C. ; Hall, Peter S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
A four-state model for multi-hop on-body communication at millimeter wave bands is proposed. A single repeater node is used to investigate the channel from belt to chest to head. Realistic system link thresholds are applied aiming to minimize transmit power and maximize battery lifetime for all the links studied. After thresholding, the joint probabilities of the two links under different movement scenarios are examined empirically.
Keywords :
body area networks; millimetre waves; telecommunication channels; battery lifetime; four-state model; frequency 60 GHz; multihop channel modeling; multihop on-body communication; on-body communications; single repeater node; wireless body area networks; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Computational modeling; Europe; Repeaters; Switches; Radiowave propagation; millimeter waves; multi-hop radio channels; wireless body area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902271
