Faculty of Information Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Sensors (Basel). 2022 Oct 11;22(20):7722. doi: 10.3390/s22207722.
The deployment of wearable or body-worn devices is increasing rapidly, and thus researchers' interests mainly include technical and economical issues, such as networking, interoperability, security, power optimization, business growth and regulation. To address these issues properly, previous survey papers usually focused on describing the wireless body area network architecture and network protocols. This implies that deployment issues and awareness issues of wearable and BAN devices are not emphasized in previous work. To defeat this problem, in this study, we have focused on feasibility, limitations, and security concerns in wireless body area networks. In the aspect of the economy, we have focused on the compound annual growth rate of these devices in the global market, different regulations of wearable/wireless body area network devices in different regions and countries of the world and feasible research projects for wireless body area networks. In addition, this study focuses on the domain of devices that are equally important to physicians, sportsmen, trainers and coaches, computer scientists, engineers, and investors. The outcomes of this study relating to physicians, fitness trainers and coaches indicate that the use of these devices means they would be able to treat their clients in a more effective way. The study also converges the focus of businessmen on the Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) and provides manufacturers and vendors with information about different regulatory bodies that are monitoring and regulating WBAN devices. Therefore, by providing deployment issues in the aspects of technology and economy at the same time, we believe that this survey can serve as a preliminary material that will lead to more advancements and improvements in deployment in the area of wearable wireless body area networks. Finally, we present open issues and further research direction in the area of wireless body area networks.
可穿戴或身体佩戴设备的部署正在迅速增加，因此研究人员的兴趣主要包括技术和经济问题，例如网络、互操作性、安全性、电源优化、业务增长和法规。为了妥善解决这些问题，以前的调查论文通常侧重于描述无线体域网架构和网络协议。这意味着以前的工作并没有强调可穿戴和 BAN 设备的部署问题和意识问题。为了解决这个问题，在本研究中，我们专注于无线体域网中的可行性、局限性和安全问题。在经济方面，我们关注的是这些设备在全球市场中的复合年增长率、世界不同地区和国家对可穿戴/无线体域网设备的不同规定以及无线体域网的可行研究项目。此外，本研究还关注对医生、运动员、教练、计算机科学家、工程师和投资者同样重要的设备领域。这项研究对医生、健身教练和教练的结果表明，这些设备的使用将使他们能够以更有效的方式治疗客户。该研究还将商人们的注意力集中在年增长率（CAGR）上，并为制造商和供应商提供有关监测和监管 WBAN 设备的不同监管机构的信息。因此，通过同时提供技术和经济方面的部署问题，我们相信本调查可以作为初步材料，引领可穿戴无线体域网领域的更多进展和改进。最后，我们提出了无线体域网领域的开放问题和进一步的研究方向。
