Wireless Body Area Networks and Their Applications – A Review

D.M.G. Preethichandra; Lasitha Piyathilaka; Umer Izhar; Rohan Samarasinghe; Liyanage C De Silva

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3239008

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Wireless Body Area Networks and Their Applications – A Review

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Wireless Body Area Networks and Their Applications – A Review

D.M.G. Preethichandra, Lasitha Piyathilaka, Umer Izhar, Rohan Samarasinghe and Liyanage C De Silva

IEEE Access, Vol.11, pp.9202-9220

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3239008

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body area network

network security

wireless communication protocols

wearable sensors

energy harvesting

WBAN

flexible sensors

IoT

In this paper, a comprehensive review of the wireless body area network is provided. A review of theWBAN architectures, standard network topologies, andWBAN communication protocols is discussed in detail. Also, the security requirements ofWBAN, security threats and types of attacks, and authentications used in WBAN are discussed. The paper also includes very detailed coverage of antenna types, antenna designs, and flexible antennas used in WBAN with some design considerations and comparisons. Some new energy harvesting technologies, materials used for energy harvesting, and energy management are also discussed. Energy harvesting and power management is an ever-growing area of research. Despite the fact that there are many nanogenerator-based energy harvesting methods, the demand for more efficient energy harvesting mechanisms is ever-increasing. The paper has an extensive discussion of energy harvesting and power management methods. Subsequently, some reviews of recent developments in wearable sensors and novel materials for developing wearable sensors are discussed. Finally, the application areas of WBAN are discussed.

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Title: Wireless Body Area Networks and Their Applications – A Review
Authors: D.M.G. Preethichandra (Author) - Central Queensland University
Lasitha Piyathilaka (Author) - Central Queensland University
Umer Izhar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Rohan Samarasinghe (Author) - University of Colombo
Liyanage C De Silva (Author) - Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Publication details: IEEE Access, Vol.11, pp.9202-9220
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3239008
ISSN: 2169-3536
Copyright note: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99702198702621
Output Type: Journal article

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