Security Issues and Privacy Concerns in the Implementation of Wireless Body Area Network

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Body Area Network ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Security Issues

scholarly journals A Survey on Wireless Body Area Network Sensors and Security Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume-2 (Issue-4) ◽  
pp. 362-368
Author(s):  
Sandeep K S ◽  
Hari Krishnan ◽  
Soumya K N | C R Manjunath ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Body Area Network ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Security Issues

scholarly journals Evaluation of Wireless Body Area Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9S) ◽  
pp. 350-356
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Base Station ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Area Network ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Motion Sensors ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Sensor Devices

Remote body Area Network is the interconnection of different hubs that are situated in or around the outside of the body which is equipped for remote correspondence. Remote body Area Network includes different observing application condition, fighting, farming, military and social insurance. The principle motivation behind WBAN is to physiologically screen patient's fundamental signs and thus course the related information towards a base station. The sensor hubs are normally light weight, minimal effort, low power expending insight gadgets which are equipped for detecting, figuring, speaking with one another remotely. This audit gives an unmistakable outline about the elements of WBAN. The fundamental activity of conventions, transmitter and beneficiary of IEEE 802.15.6 are profoundly analyzed and examined in this work. The WBAN elements include the sensor devices .These sensor devises are wearable devices. These sensor devices are the detector devices such as motion sensors, ECG sensors etc. There are some protocols which are within body protocols in WBAN. These protocols enhance the work of the Wireless Body area network There are also some security aspects including confidentiality, integrity in WBAN. There are various application areas where these sensors can be used .This review paper gives snappy synopsis about the sensor plan, WBAN architecture, within-body routing protocols, applications, control proficiency, vitality preservation, correspondence conventions and security issues in WBAN.

Effect of mobility conditions on the throughput of the Wireless Body Area Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilpa Shinde ◽  
Santosh Sonavane
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Data Rate ◽  
Hand Movements ◽  
Body Area Network ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Leg Movements

Background and objective: In the Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) sensors are placed on the human body; which has various mobility patterns like seating, walking, standing and running. This mobility typically assisted with hand and leg movements on which most of the sensors are mounted. Previous studies were largely focused on simulations of WBAN mobility without focusing much on hand and leg movements. Thus for realistic studies on performance of the WBAN, it is important to consider hand and leg movements. Thus, an objective of this paper is to investigate an effect of the mobility patterns with hand movements on the throughput of the WBAN. Method: The IEEE 802.15.6 requirements are considered for WBAN design. The WBAN with star topology is used to connect three sensors and a hub. Three types of mobility viz. standing, walking and running with backward and forward hand movements is designed for simulation purpose. The throughput analysis is carried out with the three sets of simulations with standing, walking and running conditions with the speed of 0 m/s, 0.5 m/s and 3 m/s respectively. The data rate was increased from 250 Kb to 10000 Kb with AODV protocol. It is intended to investigate the effect of the hand movements and the mobility conditions on the throughput. Simulation results are analyzed with the aid of descriptive statistics. A comparative analysis between the simulated model and a mathematical model is also introduced to get more insight into the data. Results: Simulation studies showed that as the data rate is increased, throughput is also increased for all mobility conditions however, this increasing trend was discontinuous. In the standing (static) position, the throughput is found to be higher than mobility (dynamic) condition. It is found that, the throughput is better in the running condition than the walking condition. Average values of the throughput in case of the standing condition were more than that of the dynamic conditions. To validate these results, a mathematical model is created. In the mathematical model, a same trend is observed. Conclusion: Overall, it is concluded that the throughput is decreased due to mobility of the WBAN. It is understood that mathematical models have given more insight into the simulation data and confirmed the negative effect of the mobility conditions on throughput. In the future, it is proposed to investigate effect of interference on the designed network and compare the results.

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