Main description:

Wireless sensor and body area networks (WSN and WBAN respectively) have been seen as a future way to monitor humans' psycho-physiological signs remotely. There are a number of standards that could be used for building WBAN sytems. However, wireless UWB networks based on IEEE 802.15.4a offer the advantages of a large frequency range and low power spectral density, making it suitable for both WSNs and WBANs used for medical applications. The technology has matured sufficiently that it can be used to develop products for the marketplace. This book presents how the IEEE802.15.4-2011 (former IEEE802.15.4a) can be used in wireless body area networks (WBAN) for healthcare and welfare related applications. It gives a short overview on the IEEE802.15.4 family and then gives details of IEEE802.15.4-2011 based solutions.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. IEEE802.15.4 standard family 3. Applications 4. IEEE802.15.4a based WBAN 4.1 IEEE802.15.4a IR-UWB properties 4.2 Different receiver structures for IEEE802.15.4a/IEEE802.15.4-2011 4.3 Energy efficiency 5. WBAN channel modeling 5.1 IEEE802.15.4a standard channel model 5.2 Hospital WBAN channel model 5.3 Other channel model impacts 6. Performance analysis for different receiver structures 7. Conclusion 8. References 9. Appreviations