A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)

Networks play an important role in the day-to-day life of every individual. Networks are involved in the transmission of necessary information between the sender and receiver in the channel. Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is a major advancement in the field of network communication. Due to the ar...

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Main Authors: Arun Sekar Rajasekaran, L. Sowmiya, Azees Maria, R. Kannadasan
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772918424000134
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Azees Maria
R. Kannadasan
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description Networks play an important role in the day-to-day life of every individual. Networks are involved in the transmission of necessary information between the sender and receiver in the channel. Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is a major advancement in the field of network communication. Due to the arrival of the Micro Electromechanical System (MEMS) and several intelligent sensors, collaboration with WBAN makes accurate predictions of parameters in the human body. WBAN has numerous applications in medical and non-medical fields. WBANs have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in real-time health monitoring, facilitating the collection of vital physiological data from individuals in diverse environments. Firstly, their low-power and energy-efficient design ensures prolonged device operation, making them suitable for continuous monitoring over extended periods. Additionally, the miniaturization of sensors and the integration of wireless communication technologies enable seamless data transmission to centralized healthcare systems. Furthermore, the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in WBAN systems has enabled personalized health analytics, allowing for more precise and context-aware health monitoring. This paper gives a survey of the WBAN standard, security in WBAN, several authentication approaches, routing, and MAC protocols. In addition, this paper describes the challenges faced by WBAN, such as network partitioning, changes in postures, lifetime issues, and quality of service (QoS). At last, the advancement in WBAN is for future improvement in the area of body area networks.
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spelling doaj-art-e19e01ca85cb4538862178cbb2a621d72024-11-12T05:22:01ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Cyber Security and Applications2772-91842024-01-012100047A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)Arun Sekar Rajasekaran0L. Sowmiya1Azees Maria2R. Kannadasan3Department of ECE, SR University, Warangal, 506371, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of ECE, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, IndiaSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Inavolu, Beside AP Secretariat, VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh 522237, India; Corresponding author.Department of Software systems, School of Computer Science and Engineering, VIT University-Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, IndiaNetworks play an important role in the day-to-day life of every individual. Networks are involved in the transmission of necessary information between the sender and receiver in the channel. Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is a major advancement in the field of network communication. Due to the arrival of the Micro Electromechanical System (MEMS) and several intelligent sensors, collaboration with WBAN makes accurate predictions of parameters in the human body. WBAN has numerous applications in medical and non-medical fields. WBANs have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in real-time health monitoring, facilitating the collection of vital physiological data from individuals in diverse environments. Firstly, their low-power and energy-efficient design ensures prolonged device operation, making them suitable for continuous monitoring over extended periods. Additionally, the miniaturization of sensors and the integration of wireless communication technologies enable seamless data transmission to centralized healthcare systems. Furthermore, the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in WBAN systems has enabled personalized health analytics, allowing for more precise and context-aware health monitoring. This paper gives a survey of the WBAN standard, security in WBAN, several authentication approaches, routing, and MAC protocols. In addition, this paper describes the challenges faced by WBAN, such as network partitioning, changes in postures, lifetime issues, and quality of service (QoS). At last, the advancement in WBAN is for future improvement in the area of body area networks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772918424000134Quality of serviceRouting protocolSensorsSecurityWireless body area network
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A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)
Cyber Security and Applications
Quality of service
Routing protocol
Sensors
Security
Wireless body area network
title A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)
title_full A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)
title_fullStr A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)
title_full_unstemmed A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)
title_short A survey on exploring the challenges and applications of wireless body area networks (WBANs)
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topic Quality of service
Routing protocol
Sensors
Security
Wireless body area network
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