@inproceedings{1b08c4cd010e449fa221382db17a1a2c,
title = "Flexible beacon scheduling scheme for interference mitigation in body sensor networks",
abstract = "This paper investigates the issue of interference mitigation in body sensor networks (BSNs). IEEE 802.15 Task Group 6 presented several schemes to reduce interference, but these are still not proper solutions for BSNs. We present a novel distributed TDMA-based flexible beacon scheduling scheme that reduces interference among the BSNs. A design goal of the scheme is to avoid the wakeup period of each BSN coinciding with other networks by employing carrier sensing before a beacon transmission. We analyze the flexible beacon scheduling scheme and investigate the proper back-off length when the channel is busy. We compare the performance of the proposed scheme with the schemes of IEEE 802.15 Task Group 6 using an OMNeT simulation. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme has a lower packet loss, energy consumption, and delivery-latency than the schemes of IEEE 802.15 Task Group 6.",
keywords = "Beacon Scheduling, Body Sensor Network, IEEE 802.15.6, Interference Mitigation",
author = "Seungku Kim and Seokhwan Kim and Kim, {Jin Woo} and Eom, {Doo Seop}",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/SECON.2012.6275772",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781467319058",
series = "Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks workshops",
pages = "157--164",
booktitle = "2012 9th Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, SECON 2012",
note = "2012 9th Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, SECON 2012 ; Conference date: 18-06-2012 Through 21-06-2012",
}
