Adaptive Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) are widely used for applications such as modern health-care systems, where wireless sensors (nodes) monitor the parameter(s) of interest. Nodes are provided with limited battery power and battery power is dependent on radio activity. MAC protocols play a key role...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: N. Javaid, A. Ahmad, A. Rahim, Z. A. Khan, M. Ishfaq, U. Qasim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/254397