Frequency-Adaptive Approach In IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Networks: Continuous-Assessment or Periodic-Assessment?
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Keywords
internal interference, wireless body sensor network, frequency-adaptive, frequency hopping
Abstract
IEEE 802.15.4 is arguably considered as a well
designed standard protocol to address the need for low-rate, low-
power and low-cost Wireless Body Sensor Networks (WBSNs).
Within a WBSN, Node‘s communication occurs during their
confined active periods. The increase in number of active WBSNs
would consequently result in the elevation of the overlapping ratio
between the active periods of neighbouring WBSNs. In this paper,
we address the interference caused by neighbouring WBSNs
and its devastating consequences. Additionally, two frequency
adaptive approaches are proposed as the solutions for decreasing
the negative impacts of internal intereference. Frequency hopping
could be considered as a possible approach to alleviate the
WBSNs performance degradation due to such interference. In
that regard, two frequency-adaptive approaches are proposed
namely: “Continuous-Assessment” and “Periodic-Assessment”
schemes and are compared with previously introduced “Initial-
Choice” and “Blind-Choice” schemes in terms of channel util-
isation, success rate, Satisfaction rate and energy consumption
(both sensors and coordinator). Eventually, it is concluded that
Continuous-Assessment scheme outperforms the other introduced
schemes in terms of above-mentioned performance measures.
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Deylami(a), M., and Jovanov, E., 2012, A distributed and collaborative scheme for mitigating coexistence in ieee 802.15.4 based wbans: A distributed and collaborative scheme for mitigating coexistence in ieee 802.15.4 based wbans:, ACM, Proceedings of the 50th Annual Southeast Regional Conference, 1–6.
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Moravejosharieh, A., and Yazdi, E. T., December 2013, Study of Resource Utilization in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Network, Part I: The Need for Enhancement: Study of Resource Utilization in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Network, Part I: The Need for Enhancement:, IEEE 16th International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), 1226–1231.
Moravejosharieh, A., Yazdi, E. T., and Willig, A., December 2013, Study of resource utilization in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Network, Part II: Greedy Channel Utilization: Study of resource utilization in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Network, Part II: Greedy Channel Utilization:, 19th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON), 1–6.
Moravejosharieh, A., Yazdi, E. T., Willig, A., and Pawlikowski, K., 2014, Adaptive Channel Untilisation In IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Networks: Continuous Hopping Approach: Adaptive Channel Untilisation In IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Networks: Continuous Hopping Approach:, Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC).
Neugebauer, M., Plönnigs, J., and Kabitzsch, K. A New Beacon Order Adaptation Algorithm for IEEE 802.15.4 Networks:, 2005.
Penders, J., Gyselinckx, B., Vullers, R., De Nil, M., Nimmala, V., van de Molengraft, J., Yazicioglu, F., Torfs, T., Leonov, V., Merken, P., and Van Hoof, C., 2008, Human++: From technology to emerging health monitoring concepts: Human++: From technology to emerging health monitoring concepts:, 5th International Summer School and Symposium on Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2008. ISSS-MDBS 2008., 94–98.
Penders, J., van de Molengraft, J., Brown, L., Grundlehner, B., Gyselinckx, B., and Van Hoof, C., 2009, Potential and challenges of body area networks for personal health: Potential and challenges of body area networks for personal health:, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 6569–6572.
Qiang, L., and Jun, T., 2011, Minimum-energy-cost algorithm based on superframe adaptation control: Minimum-energy- cost algorithm based on superframe adaptation control:, Communications (ICC), 2011 IEEE International Conference on, 1–5.
Toscano, E., and Lo Bello, L., 2012, Multichannel Superframe Scheduling for IEEE 802.15.4 Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks: Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on, 8, no. 2, 337–350.
Ullah, S., Higgins, H., Braem, B., Latre, B., Blondia, C., Moerman, I., Saleem, S., Rahman, Z., and Kwak, K., 2012, A comprehensive survey of wireless body area networks: Journal of Medical Systems, 36, 1065–1094.
Wu, C., Yan, H., and Huo, H., July 2012, A multi-channel MAC protocol design based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard in industry: A multi-channel MAC protocol design based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard in industry:, Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2012 10th IEEE International Conference on, 1206–1211.
Yuan, W., Wang, X., and Linnartz, J. P. M. G., Nov., A coexistence model of ieee 802.15.4 and ieee 802.11b/g: A coexistence model of ieee 802.15.4 and ieee 802.11b/g:, Communications and Vehicular Technology in the Benelux, 2007 14th IEEE Symposium on, 1–5.
Zheng, J., and Lee, M., June 2004, Will IEEE 802.15.4 make ubiquitous networking a reality?: a discussion on a potential low power, low bit rate standard: Communications Magazine, IEEE, 42, no. 6, 140–146.
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Frequency-Adaptive Approach In IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Networks: Continuous-Assessment or Periodic-Assessment?. (2015). International Journal of Information, Communication Technology and Applications, 1(1), 19-34. https://doi.org/10.17972/ajicta2015113
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