• DocumentCode
    1281479
  • Title

    Dual-mode impulse radio ultra-wideband transmission for body area networks

  • Author

    Shi, Jack ; Wang, Jiacheng

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng., Nagoya Inst. of Technol., Nagoya, Japan
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1250
  • Lastpage
    1255
  • Abstract
    A dual-mode impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) system, which combines body channel communication for wearable on-body transmission with conventional UWB communication for in-body to on-body transmission, is proposed. The basic system structure is presented, and the path loss characteristics are derived based on numerical analysis and measurement. Moreover, through a bit error rate performance analysis, the required transmit power against communication distance shows the feasibility for on-body and in-body transmissions at a data rate of at least 10 Mbps.
  • Keywords
    body area networks; error statistics; ultra wideband communication; IR-UWB system; UWB communication; bit error rate performance analysis; body area network; body channel communication; dual-mode impulse radio; in-body transmission; path loss characteristic; ultra-wideband transmission; wearable on-body transmission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1751-8725
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/iet-map.2010.0380
  • Filename
    5961116