5th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks

Research Article

Low Power High Bandwidth Power-Line Communication Network for Wearable Applications

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/2221924.2221938,
        author={Michel Chedid and Ilja Belov and Peter Leisner},
        title={Low Power High Bandwidth Power-Line Communication Network for Wearable Applications},
        proceedings={5th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks},
        publisher={ACM},
        proceedings_a={BODYNETS},
        year={2012},
        month={7},
        keywords={dc power-line wearable network energy-efficiency},
        doi={10.1145/2221924.2221938}
    }
    
  • Michel Chedid
    Ilja Belov
    Peter Leisner
    Year: 2012
    Low Power High Bandwidth Power-Line Communication Network for Wearable Applications
    BODYNETS
    ACM
    DOI: 10.1145/2221924.2221938
Michel Chedid1,*, Ilja Belov2, Peter Leisner3
  • 1: Training & Simulation SAAB
  • 2: School of Engineering Jönköping University
  • 3: SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
*Contact email: michel.chedid@saabgroup.com

Abstract

A DC power-line communication (PLC) network for wearable applications is proposed and studied. The DC-PLC network enhances wearability compared to other types of wired networks by requiring minimum amount of wiring. The DC-PLC transceiver is designed based on a low power high bandwidth active inductance circuit, thus not jeopardizing the low power property of the wired solution. The DC-PLC network is implemented in a wearable application and compared to a wireless wearable network by studying and comparing the bit-energy of these networks. The bit-energy study is based on a statistical model of the communication where message size and rate, preamble time and power measurements are included. The DC-PLC network showed shorter latency and lower bit-energy compared to the wireless alternatives when preamble time is kept at reasonable level.