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A survey of wireless technologies coexistence in WBAN: analysis and open research issues

dc.contributor.authorHayajneh, Thaier
dc.contributor.authorAlmashaqbeh, Ghada
dc.contributor.authorUllah, Sana
dc.contributor.authorVasilakos, Athanasios
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-14T11:17:16Z
dc.date.available2015-01-14T11:17:16Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is the most convenient, cost-effective, accurate, and non-invasive technology for e-health monitoring. The performance of WBAN may be disturbed when coexisting with other wireless networks. Accordingly, this paper provides a comprehensive study and in-depth analysis of coexistence issues and interference mitigation solutions in WBAN technologies. A thorough survey of state-of-the art research in WBAN coexistence issues is conducted. The survey classified, discussed, and compared the studies according to the parameters used to analyze the coexistence problem. Solutions suggested by the studies are then classified according to the followed techniques and concomitant shortcomings are identified. Moreover, the coexistence problem in WBAN technologies is mathematically analyzed and formulas are derived for the probability of successful channel access for different wireless technologies with the coexistence of an interfering network. Finally, extensive simulations are conducted using OPNET with several real-life scenarios to evaluate the impact of coexistence interference on different WBAN technologies. In particular, three main WBAN wireless technologies are considered: IEEE 802.15.6, IEEE 802.15.4, and low-power WiFi. The mathematical analysis and the simulation results are discussed and the impact of interfering network on the different wireless technologies is compared and analyzed. The results show that an interfering network (e.g., standard WiFi) has an impact on the performance of WBAN and may disrupt its operation. In addition, using low-power WiFi for WBANs is investigated and proved to be a feasible option compared to other wireless technologies.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11276-014-0736-8
dc.identifier.issn1022-0038
dc.identifier.issn1572-8196
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/5399
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWireless Networks;Vol. 20, Issue 8
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11276-014-0736-8por
dc.subjectWBANpor
dc.subjectCoexistencepor
dc.subjectInterferencepor
dc.subjectE-healthpor
dc.subjectIEEE 802.15.6por
dc.subjectIEEE 802.15.4por
dc.subjectLow-power WiFipor
dc.titleA survey of wireless technologies coexistence in WBAN: analysis and open research issuespor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage2199por
oaire.citation.startPage2165por
oaire.citation.titleWireless Networkspor
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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