1. Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)
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Youssef Nasser, Imed Romdhani, Ahmed Al-Dubai, and Marwa Salayma
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General Computer Science ,Computer science ,004 Data processing & computer science ,QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science ,Reliability (computer networking) ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,Theoretical Computer Science ,Wireless body area networks, QoS, medical, channel access, fading, WBAN standards ,Open research ,Body area network ,Centre for Distributed Computing, Networking and Security ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Ambient intelligence ,business.industry ,Quality of service ,010401 analytical chemistry ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,Fault tolerance ,AI and Technologies ,0104 chemical sciences ,Variety (cybernetics) ,Health ,Key (cryptography) ,Networks ,business ,Computer network - Abstract
Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) has been a key element in e-health to monitor bodies. This technology enables new applications under the umbrella of different domains, including the medical field, the entertainment and ambient intelligence areas. This survey paper places substantial emphasis on the concept and key features of the WBAN technology. First, the WBAN concept is introduced and a review of key applications facilitated by this networking technology is provided. The study then explores a wide variety of communication standards and methods deployed in this technology. Due to the sensitivity and criticality of the data carried and handled by WBAN, fault tolerance is a critical issue and widely discussed in this paper. Hence, this survey investigates thoroughly the reliability and fault tolerance paradigms suggested for WBANs. Open research and challenging issues pertaining to fault tolerance, coexistence and interference management and power consumption are also discussed along with some suggested trends in these aspects.
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- 2017
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