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This paper studies the energy efficiency and QoS performance of 802.15.4 and 802.11e MAC protocols for body sensor network applications. We simulated a stand-alone body sensor network, as well as co-existence scenarios where the body sensors operate in the presence of voice, video and IT traffic. Our results indicate that although 802.15.4 and 802.11e can provide an acceptable compromise between power consumption and QoS in some scenarios, there are situations (e.g. co-existence with video and heavy data traffic) in which both performance criteria can not be met simultaneously. This highlights the need for improving existing MAC protocols or designing new solutions that can provide both extremely low power and QoS for body sensor networks (BSNs).
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Cavalcanti, D., Schmitt, R., Soomro, A. (2007). Performance Analysis of 802.15.4 and 802.11e for Body Sensor Network Applications. In: Leonhardt, S., Falck, T., Mähönen, P. (eds) 4th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2007). IFMBE Proceedings, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70994-7_2
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