A Review of IEEE 802.15.6 MAC, PHY, and Security Specifications | Zendy

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A Review of IEEE 802.15.6 MAC, PHY, and Security Specifications

Author(s) -

Sana Ullah,

Manar Mohaisen,

Mohammed Alnuem

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of distributed sensor networks

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1550-1477

pISSN - 1550-1329

DOI - 10.1155/2013/950704

Subject(s) - phy , computer science , physical layer , computer network , ieee 802.15 , network allocation vector , narrowband , ieee 802.1x , wireless , access control , body area network , ieee 802.11 , wireless network , telecommunications

IEEE 802.15.6 is the first international Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) standard that supports communications in the vicinity of or inside a human body to serve a variety of medical and nonmedical applications. The standard defines a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer that supports several Physical (PHY) layers. In this paper, the key features of the IEEE 802.15.6 standard are presented. The MAC, PHY, and security specifications of the standard are explained in detail. Different communication modes and access mechanisms are presented. The Narrowband (NB), Ultra-wideband (UWB), and Human Body Communications (HBC) specifications are reviewed in terms of frame structure, modulation, and other important parameters. Finally, the security paradigm and services of the standard are highlighted.

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