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Energy Efficient Raptor Codes for Error Control in Wireless Body Area Networks

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WBAN consists of several tiny sensors that are located inside and outside human body for continuous monitoring of vital parameters of patients suffering from chronic diseases. The wearable sensor unit consists of transmitter, receiver and central process unit (gateway). The gateway is used to connect wearable sensors on human body to the internet. To increase the lifetime of such networks, the energy spent by the sensors has to be minimized. In this work we analyzed the feasibility and performance of fountain code based raptor code for error correction to overcome the energy and reliability issues. Versatility of raptor code in terms of code rate and coding gain is advantageous to increase the energy efficiency of WBAN network. Simulation results considering different fading channels show that the raptor coded packet transmission is more energy efficient than that of LT code, traditional BCH code and ARQ error control technique.

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    P. Kaythry, R. Kishore & V. Praveena

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Kaythry, P., Kishore, R. & Praveena, V. Energy Efficient Raptor Codes for Error Control in Wireless Body Area Networks. Wireless Pers Commun 103, 1133–1151 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-018-5271-y

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