Open AccessPath loss variation of on‐body UWB channel in the frequency bands of IEEE 802.15.6 standard
Author(s) -
Goswami Dayananda,
Sarma Kanak C.,
Mahanta Anil
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
healthcare technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.45
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2053-3713
DOI - 10.1049/htl.2016.0005
Subject(s) - path loss , body area network , computer science , ultra wideband , channel (broadcasting) , air interface , wireless , non line of sight propagation , frequency band , radio spectrum , radio channel , electronic engineering , line of sight , path (computing) , telecommunications , computer network , bandwidth (computing) , materials science , engineering , composite material
The wireless body area network (WBAN) has gaining tremendous attention among researchers and academicians for its envisioned applications in healthcare service. Ultra wideband (UWB) radio technology is considered as excellent air interface for communication among body area network devices. Characterisation and modelling of channel parameters are utmost prerequisite for the development of reliable communication system. The path loss of on‐body UWB channel for each frequency band defined in IEEE 802.15.6 standard is experimentally determined. The parameters of path loss model are statistically determined by analysing measurement data. Both the line‐of‐sight and non‐line‐of‐sight channel conditions are considered in the measurement. Variations of parameter values with the size of human body are analysed along with the variation of parameter values with the surrounding environments. It is observed that the parameters of the path loss model vary with the frequency band as well as with the body size and surrounding environment. The derived parameter values are specific to the particular frequency bands of IEEE 802.15.6 standard, which will be useful for the development of efficient UWB WBAN system.