Coexistence of WBAN and WLAN in medical environments

Ruben de Francisco; Li Huang; Guido Dolmans

doi:10.1109/VETECF.2009.5378807

Coexistence of WBAN and WLAN in medical environments

Ruben de Francisco
, Li Huang
, Guido Dolmans

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

23 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In this work, we present a coexistence study for wireless body area networks (WBAN) and wireless local area networks (WLAN). The aim is to evaluate the feasibility of WBAN systems in realistic medical environments, assessing their robustness to interference. We focus on the evaluation of the impact of a collocated IEEE 802.11g WLAN interferer on the performance of IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee transceivers, through a combination of physical (PHY) layer simulations and experimental interference tests in a hospital room. In order to have a better understanding of the underlying communication model, we have also conducted channel measurements, channel modeling and power spectrum measurements. The performance of ZigBee for different system configurations and node topologies is shown, providing insights into the main factors that affect the system performance in a hospital room. In addition, recommendations for high performance operation are provided.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE 70th Vehicular Technology Conference Fall, VTC 2009 Fall
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-2514-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VETECF.2009.5378807
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	70th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2009-Fall) - Anchorage, AK, United States Duration: 20 Sept 2009 → 23 Sept 2009

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Conference	70th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2009-Fall)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anchorage, AK
Period	20/09/09 → 23/09/09

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de Francisco, R, Huang, L & Dolmans, G 2009, Coexistence of WBAN and WLAN in medical environments. in Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE 70th Vehicular Technology Conference Fall, VTC 2009 Fall., 5378807, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, 70th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2009-Fall), Anchorage, AK, United States, 20/09/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/VETECF.2009.5378807

Coexistence of WBAN and WLAN in medical environments. / de Francisco, Ruben; Huang, Li; Dolmans, Guido.
Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE 70th Vehicular Technology Conference Fall, VTC 2009 Fall. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009. 5378807.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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