QPRD: QoS-Aware Peering Routing Protocol for Delay-Sensitive Data in Hospital Body Area Network

Consistent performance, energy efficiency, and reliable transfer of data are critical factors for real-time monitoring of a patient’s data, especially in a hospital environment. In this paper, a routing protocol is proposed by considering the QoS requirements of the Body Area Network (BAN) data pack...

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Main Authors: Zahoor A. Khan, Shyamala Sivakumar, William Phillips, Bill Robertson, Nadeem Javaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mobile Information Systems
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/153232