In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols developed for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). In WBANs, small batteryoperated on-body or implanted biomedical sensor nodes are used to monitor physiological signs such as temperature, blood pressure, ElectroCardioGram (ECG), ElectroEncephaloGraphy (EEG) etc. We discuss design requirements for WBANs with major sources of energy dissipation. Then, we further investigate the existing designed protocols for WBANs with focus on their strengths and weaknesses. Paper ends up with concluding remarks and open research issues for future work.
@article{arxiv.1208.2351,
title = {A Comprehensive Survey of MAC Protocols for Wireless Body Area Networks},
author = {A. Rahim and N. Javaid and M. Aslam and Z. Rahman and U. Qasim and Z. A. Khan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.2351},
year = {2016}
}
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BioSPAN-2012 with 7th IEEE International Conference on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications (BWCCA 2012), Victoria, Canada, 2012