Position Aware MAC (PA-MAC) Protocol For Wireless Body Area Networks

Saman Shafigh, Tanveer Zia, Nesa Mouzehkesh Pirborj

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Abstract

In a typical wireless body area network data packet loss is high due to the movement of sensor nodes attached to the body limbs. To address this problem we propose a novel position-aware MAC protocol (PA-MAC) in the wireless body area network which considers the nodes' relative positions to the coordinator when the subject is moving. We modify the 802.15.4 MAC protocol so that sending nodes only transmit the packets when they are in their best relative position to the coordinator to mitigate the effects of path loss and shadowing in areas around the body where they have the least signal strength. The experimental evaluation shows that the proposed method increases the delivery ratio for sample rates below 20p/s as compared to the MAC 802.15.4.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIB2COM
Subtitle of host publicationInternational conference on Broadband Communications and National Broadband Networks
EditorsJohnson Agbinya
Place of PublicationAustralia
PublisherRiver Publishers
Pages49-54
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780987212917
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventInternational Conference on Broadband and Biomedical Communications - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 05 Feb 201208 Feb 2012

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Broadband and Biomedical Communications
Country/TerritoryAustralia
Period05/02/1208/02/12

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