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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2014-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/254397 |