07-09-2017, 01:08 PM
The increasing use of wireless networks and the constant miniaturization of invasive / non-invasive electrical devices have boosted the development of wireless body area networks (WBANs). A WBAN provides continuous monitoring of a patient's health without any restriction in their normal activities of daily living. Many technologies have proven effective in supporting WBAN applications such as remote monitoring, biofeedback and assisted living, meeting their specific quality of service (QoS) requirements. Due to the numerous technologies available, selecting the right technology for a medical application is a difficult task. In this paper the different medical applications are presented. It highlights the most common technologies used in WBAN.
A body area network (BAN), also called a body area wireless network (WBAN) or a body sensor network (BSN), is a wireless network of portable computing devices. BAN devices can be embedded inside the body, implants can be mounted on the surface of the body in a fixed position or can be accompanied by devices that humans can carry in different positions, in bags of clothing, to hand or in various bags. While there is a tendency towards miniaturization of devices, in particular, networks consisting of several miniaturized body sensor units (BSU) together with a single body central unit (BCU). Larger-sized smart devices (tab and pad), accompanied devices, continue to play an important role in terms of acting as a data hub, data gateway and providing a user interface for viewing and managing BAN applications in situ . The development of WBAN technology began around 1995 around the idea of using Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) technologies to implement communications in, near and around the human body. About six years later, the term "BAN" came to refer to systems where communication is completely within, over and in the immediate proximity of a human body. A WBAN system can use wireless WPAN technologies as gateways to reach longer ranges. Through gateway devices, it is possible to connect the portable devices of the human body to the Internet. In this way, medical professionals can access patient data online through the Internet regardless of the patient's location.
A body area network (BAN), also called a body area wireless network (WBAN) or a body sensor network (BSN), is a wireless network of portable computing devices. BAN devices can be embedded inside the body, implants can be mounted on the surface of the body in a fixed position or can be accompanied by devices that humans can carry in different positions, in bags of clothing, to hand or in various bags. While there is a tendency towards miniaturization of devices, in particular, networks consisting of several miniaturized body sensor units (BSU) together with a single body central unit (BCU). Larger-sized smart devices (tab and pad), accompanied devices, continue to play an important role in terms of acting as a data hub, data gateway and providing a user interface for viewing and managing BAN applications in situ . The development of WBAN technology began around 1995 around the idea of using Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) technologies to implement communications in, near and around the human body. About six years later, the term "BAN" came to refer to systems where communication is completely within, over and in the immediate proximity of a human body. A WBAN system can use wireless WPAN technologies as gateways to reach longer ranges. Through gateway devices, it is possible to connect the portable devices of the human body to the Internet. In this way, medical professionals can access patient data online through the Internet regardless of the patient's location.