Wireless Networks for Body-Centric Communications


Autoria(s): Martelli, Flavia
Contribuinte(s)

Andrisano, Oreste

Data(s)

17/05/2013

Resumo

Progress in miniaturization of electronic components and design of wireless systems paved the way towards ubiquitous and pervasive communications, enabling anywhere and anytime connectivity. Wireless devices present on, inside, around the human body are becoming commonly used, leading to the class of body-centric communications. The presence of the body with all its peculiar characteristics has to be properly taken into account in the development and design of wireless networks in this context. This thesis addresses various aspects of body-centric communications, with the aim of investigating network performance achievable in different scenarios. The main original contributions pertain to the performance evaluation for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) at the Medium Access Control layer: the application of Link Adaptation to these networks is proposed, Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance algorithms used for WBAN are extensively investigated, coexistence with other wireless systems is examined. Then, an analytical model for interference in wireless access network is developed, which can be applied to the study of communication between devices located on humans and fixed nodes of an external infrastructure. Finally, results on experimental activities regarding the investigation of human mobility and sociality are presented.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5452/2/Martelli_Flavia_tesi.pdf

urn:nbn:it:unibo-10346

Martelli, Flavia (2013) Wireless Networks for Body-Centric Communications, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria elettronica, informatica e delle telecomunicazioni <http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/view/dottorati/DOT323/>, 25 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/5452.

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Relação

http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5452/

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #ING-INF/03 Telecomunicazioni
Tipo

Tesi di dottorato

NonPeerReviewed