Body area network (BAN) technology has emerged in recent years as a subcategory of wireless sensor network technology targeted at monitoring physio-logical and ambient conditions surrounding human beings and animals. However, BAN technology also introduces a number of challenges seldom seen before due to the scarcity of hardware and radio communication resources and the special properties of the radio environment under which they operate. In this chapter, we review the foundations of BANs along with the most relevant aspects relating to their design and deployment. We introduce current, state-of-the-art applications of BAN, as well as the most challenging aspects concerning their adoption and gradual deployment. We also discuss issues pertaining to sensor node communications, trade-offs, and interfacing with external infrastructure, in addition to important aspects relating to wearable sensor technology, enabling software and hardware, as well as future trends and open research issues in BANs.
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González-Valenzuela, S., Liang, X., Cao, H., Chen, M., & Leung, V. C. M. (2012). Body Area Networks (pp. 17–37). https://doi.org/10.1007/5346_2012_26
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