A Prediction Algorithm for Coexistence Problem in Multiple-WBAN Environment

Zilong Jin, Yoonjeong Han, Jinsung Cho and Ben Lee

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2015, vol. 11, issue 3, 386842

Abstract: The coexistence problem occurs when a single wireless body area network (WBAN) is located within a multiple-WBAN environment. This causes WBANs to suffer from severe channel interference that degrades the communication performance of each WBAN. Since a WBAN handles vital signs that affect human life, the detection or prediction of coexistence condition is needed to guarantee reliable communication for each sensor node of a WBAN. Therefore, this paper presents a learning-based algorithm to efficiently predict the coexistence condition in a multiple-WBAN environment. The proposed algorithm jointly applies PRR and SINR, which are commonly used in wireless communication as a way to measure the quality of wireless connections. Our extensive simulation study using Castalia 3.2 simulator based on the OMNet++ platform shows that the proposed algorithm provides more reliable and accurate prediction than existing methods for detecting the coexistence problem in a multiple-WBAN environment.

Date: 2015
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