Wireless Body Area Networks: Challenges, Trends and Emerging Technologies

Bogdan Antonescu; Stefano Basagni

8th International Conference on Body Area Networks

Research Article

Wireless Body Area Networks: Challenges, Trends and Emerging Technologies

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    author={Bogdan Antonescu and Stefano Basagni},
    title={Wireless Body Area Networks: Challenges, Trends and Emerging Technologies},
    proceedings={8th International Conference on Body Area Networks},
    publisher={ICST},
    proceedings_a={BODYNETS},
    year={2013},
    month={10},
    keywords={wbans challenges and emerging technologies cognitive radios},
    doi={10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253722}
}

Bogdan Antonescu
Stefano Basagni
Year: 2013
Wireless Body Area Networks: Challenges, Trends and Emerging Technologies
BODYNETS
ACM
DOI: 10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253722

Bogdan Antonescu¹^,*, Stefano Basagni¹

1: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

*Contact email: antonescu.b@husky.neu.edu

Abstract

We provide a comprehensive review of the challenges and emerging technologies for WBANs: Wireless Body Area Networks. We describe leading applications and the tiers of the WBAN architectures, itemizing their major design areas. A succinct review of solutions, progress and possible future research in the areas of sensors, power and radio hardware components, the network stack, localization and mobility techniques, security and privacy, and of certification and standardization follows. We finally make the connection between WBANs and the fast growing research field of Cognitive Radios, which help establish efficient wireless transmissions in an increasingly crowded radio spectrum.

Keywords: wbans challenges and emerging technologies cognitive radios

Published: 2013-10-29
Publisher: ICST

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253722