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Media Access Control Protocols for Healthcare Sensor Networks

Media Access Control Protocols for Healthcare Sensor Networks

Tushar Kanta Samal, Manas Ranjan Kabat, Prasant Kumar Dash
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522505013|ISBN10: 1522505016|EISBN13: 9781522505020
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0501-3.ch014
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Samal, Tushar Kanta, et al. "Media Access Control Protocols for Healthcare Sensor Networks." Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications, edited by Narendra Kumar Kamila, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 353-371. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0501-3.ch014

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Samal, T. K., Kabat, M. R., & Dash, P. K. (2017). Media Access Control Protocols for Healthcare Sensor Networks. In N. Kamila (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications (pp. 353-371). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0501-3.ch014

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Samal, Tushar Kanta, Manas Ranjan Kabat, and Prasant Kumar Dash. "Media Access Control Protocols for Healthcare Sensor Networks." In Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications, edited by Narendra Kumar Kamila, 353-371. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0501-3.ch014

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Abstract

The advancement of information and communication technology directly influences the life style of human being by making their life easier, sophisticated in many circumstances. The healthcare sensor network is one of the emerging areas of research for both computer science and health professionals. The Quality of Service (QoS) requirement of the traffic in emergency situation is one of the key challenges in this network. The Medium Access Control (MAC) layer plays vital role for reliable and on time delivery in the healthcare sensor networks. The healthcare system provides remote monitoring, real-time identification and control information which helps in identifying the unusual patterns and making more precise information about the situation. In this chapter, we present the issues and challenges of supporting sensor networks for healthcare applications. Then we present an extensive survey of MAC protocols developed to address the major challenges and improve the capacity of healthcare system in WSN.

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