title: A survey of power efficient technologies for Wireless Body Area Networks.
abstract: Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) of intelligent sensors emerged as the most promising architecture for ambulatory health monitoring. Integrated in an m-Health system they provide means for unobotrusive ubiquitous monitoring. However, proper design of wireless communication system is application dependent and critically influences system performance and user acceptance. In this paper we present a survey of existing and emerging wireless communication technologies and critical parameters for the system design.
authors.affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Emil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jovanov
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003201:Computers; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013821:Thermometers; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose