Research Article
Performance Analysis of ZigBee Technology for Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_51, author={Huasong Cao and Xuedong Liang and Ilangko Balasingham and Victor Leung}, title={Performance Analysis of ZigBee Technology for Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks}, proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Advanced Sensor Integration Technology}, proceedings_a={ASIT}, year={2012}, month={7}, keywords={WBASN WPAN ZigBee performance analysis OPNET Simulation}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_51} }- Huasong Cao
Xuedong Liang
Ilangko Balasingham
Victor Leung
Year: 2012
Performance Analysis of ZigBee Technology for Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks
ASIT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_51
Abstract
A Wireless Body Area Sensor Network (WBASN) is a radio-frequency (RF) based wireless networking technology that interconnects tiny nodes with sensor or actuator capabilities in, on or around a human body. Complementing the coverage of Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), WBASNs target diverse applications. This paper extensively evaluates the performance of ZigBee technology for WBASN-WPAN system by analysis and computer simulations. Specifically, we configure the system deployment, network structure, applicable data rates for WBASN sensor nodes, and underlying radio parameters. Average reception ratio, throughput and latency have been evaluated for the overall system performance; fairness across sensor nodes has been examined; preliminary results regarding mobility support of ZigBee for WBASN are also shown. After examining the performance of ZigBee network with our WBASN-WPAN configurations, we come to the conclusion that serveral optimizations should be done before applying ZigBee to such a system.