A lightweight DPT-MAC protocol to increase the network lifetime in wireless body area networks

• Published in: International journal of modeling, simulation and scientific computing Vol. 15; no. 4
• Main Authors: Roshini, A., Kiran, K. V. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hackensack World Scientific Publishing Company 01.08.2024; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
• Subjects: Access control; Body area networks; Collision avoidance; Data communication; Data transmission; Energy consumption; Network topologies; Nodes; Protocol (computers); Sensors; Time synchronization; Topology optimization; Wireless sensor networks; Network Lifetime; posture prediction; Wireless Body Networks (WBAN); distributed topology; priority

Evolution of Wireless sensor networks (WSN) has found its identity in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) to monitor the health status of adults undergone a surgery, etc. In addition, the mobility of the sensor nodes deployed on/in the human body plays a vital role in maintaining the accuracy of the...