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Improving Power Efficiency in WBAN Communication Using Wake Up Methods

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Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (MobiHealth 2012)

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Power efficient communication in a Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is critical for successful system deployment. Stringent constraints of size and weight of sensors significantly limit available sensor power, particularly in the case of implantable sensors. This paper discusses and analyses methods that could be used to improve power efficiency of implantable WBAN systems, with focus on the Wake Up Radio (WUR), which allows power efficient listening of wireless channel. The paper presents analysis of existing hardware and design trade offs in WUR implementation.

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    Stevan Marinkovic

  2. University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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  3. The University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA

    Emil Jovanov

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Marinkovic, S., Popovici, E., Jovanov, E. (2013). Improving Power Efficiency in WBAN Communication Using Wake Up Methods. In: Godara, B., Nikita, K.S. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2012. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37893-5_34

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