A Novel MAC Protocol for Wireless Physiological Information Sensor Network

Author

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

Author_Institution

Chongqing Univ., Chongqing

fYear

2007

fDate

19-22 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

81

Abstract

A wireless physiological information network (WPISN) is used to monitor multiple kinds of physiological information on a patient while allowing the patient to move as usual. In the building of a WPISN, design of communication protocols, especially the MAC protocol, is key to make the whole network work. A novel low power MAC protocol for WPISNs is presented. It avoids power consuming during idle listening, collision and overhearing, thus prolongs the lifetime of a battery-equipped sensor node. Operating time slots can be dynamically adjusted according to different tasks. Also a time synchronization method is designed for the medical center and nodes in a WPISN, providing precise time for MAC protocol implementation.

Keywords

access protocols; biosensors; patient monitoring; wireless sensor networks; MAC protocol implementation; WPISN; battery equipped sensor node lifetime; communication protocol design; low power MAC protocol; patient monitoring; time synchronization method; wireless physiological information sensor network; Battery charge measurement; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Educational institutions; Media Access Protocol; Patient monitoring; Time measurement; Wireless application protocol; Wireless sensor networks; MAC protocol; time synchronization; wireless physiological information sensor network;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2007. ISSS-MDBS 2007. 4th IEEE/EMBS International Summer School and Symposium on

Conference_Location

Cambridge

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1346-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1346-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSMDBS.2007.4338297

Filename

4338297