Time Synchronization in Wireless Physiological Information Sensor Network

Author

Min, Chen ; Jianmei, Lei ; Chenglin, Peng ; Xingming, Guo

Author_Institution

Coll. of Bioeng., Chongqing Univ.

fYear

2005

fDate

6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

5176

Lastpage

5178

Abstract

Time synchronization is necessary to a wireless sensor network (WSN). Existing time synchronization methods are mostly designed for large scale ad hoc network and are not suitable for small star network like wireless physiological information sensor network (WPISN). In this article we present a simple and power-efficient time synchronization method designed specially for WPISN, reference on demand time synchronization method (RDTS), which employs the near-field magnetic communication (NFMC) technology. NFMC offers significant power, cost, and size advantages over RF communication

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; medical diagnostic computing; synchronisation; wireless sensor networks; near-field magnetic communication; reference on demand time synchronization method; time synchronization; wireless physiological information sensor network; wireless sensor network; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Energy consumption; Intelligent networks; Magnetic sensors; Sensor systems; Synchronization; Temperature sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Communication (NFMC); Information Sensor Network (WPISN); Near-Field Magnetic; Time synchronization; Wireless Physiological;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8741-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615643

Filename

1615643