An Adaptive Backoff Mechanism for IEEE 802.15.4 Beacon-Enabled Wireless Body Area Networks
Carrier sense multiple access mechanism with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) in IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless body area networks (WBANs) may impair the transmission reliability of emergency traffic under high traffic loads, which may result in loss of high valued medical information. Majority of the re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi-Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9782605 |