UWB-ITRC Research Center, Inha University, Nam-gu Incheon, South Korea.
J Med Syst. 2012 Jun;36(3):1065-94. doi: 10.1007/s10916-010-9571-3. Epub 2010 Aug 19.
Recent advances in microelectronics and integrated circuits, system-on-chip design, wireless communication and intelligent low-power sensors have allowed the realization of a Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). A WBAN is a collection of low-power, miniaturized, invasive/non-invasive lightweight wireless sensor nodes that monitor the human body functions and the surrounding environment. In addition, it supports a number of innovative and interesting applications such as ubiquitous healthcare, entertainment, interactive gaming, and military applications. In this paper, the fundamental mechanisms of WBAN including architecture and topology, wireless implant communication, low-power Medium Access Control (MAC) and routing protocols are reviewed. A comprehensive study of the proposed technologies for WBAN at Physical (PHY), MAC, and Network layers is presented and many useful solutions are discussed for each layer. Finally, numerous WBAN applications are highlighted.
近年来，微电子学和集成电路、片上系统设计、无线通信和智能低功耗传感器的发展，使得无线体域网（WBAN）成为可能。WBAN 是由低功耗、微型化、侵入/非侵入式轻量级无线传感器节点组成的集合，用于监测人体功能和周围环境。此外，它还支持许多创新和有趣的应用，如无处不在的医疗保健、娱乐、互动游戏和军事应用。本文回顾了 WBAN 的基本机制，包括架构和拓扑、无线植入式通信、低功耗介质访问控制（MAC）和路由协议。对 WBAN 在物理（PHY）、MAC 和网络层提出的技术进行了全面研究，并针对每个层讨论了许多有用的解决方案。最后，重点介绍了许多 WBAN 应用。
