An Internal Node Reprogrammable Security Scheme Based on IEEE 802.15.6 in Wireless Body Area Networks

Author(s):  
Wenbin Jiang ◽  
Jin Tan ◽  
William Liu
Author(s):  
Yufei Wang ◽  
Qixin Wang

Wireless body area networks (WBAN) play a key role in the future of e-Health. In response, IEEE sets up working group 802.15.6 to standardize WBAN schemes. Of all existing standard proposals, the 2.4GHz proposal is the most mature and ready for mass production. However, as e-Health WBAN applications are often mission/life critical, people are concerned with the reliability (particularly, coexistence reliability) of this proposal. This study evaluates the 2.4GHz proposal under WiFi/Bluetooth interference in the context of medical multi-parameter monitoring. The authors conclude that WiFi poses a major threat to such application scenario, while Bluetooth does not.


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