Title: Multi-access mixed cognitive body area network architecture

Authors: Chijun Zhang; Tiezheng Sun; Zhanwei Du; Jialing Han

Addresses: College of Management Science and Information Engineering, Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Changchun 130117, China; Key Laboratory of Logistics Industry Economy and Intelligent Logistics, Universities of Jilin Province, Changchun 130117, China ' School of Computer Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130012, China; College of Management Science and Information Engineering, Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Changchun, 130117, China ' College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China ' College of Management Science and Information Engineering, Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Changchun 130117, China

Abstract: A novel multi-access mixed cognitive body area network architecture is proposed by us, based on theories of cognitive networks, situational awareness, wireless communication infrastructure and topology control technology, to research this layered scalable wireless BAN cognitive model of wireless network architecture. Through the analysis of wireless body area network, a novel cognitive model and the cross-layer model are introduced. The balance between communication and efficient data transmission is met from the perspectives of security, reliability, and so on. Besides, this paper also explores the architecture theory of low radiation and the 'green' communications to some extent.

Keywords: wireless BANs; body area networks; WBAN; cognitive networks; crosslayer protocol; situational awareness; wireless communications infrastructure; topology control; modelling; network security; reliability; low radiation; green communications.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCNDS.2014.064640

International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, 2014 Vol.13 No.3/4, pp.301 - 313

Received: 02 Sep 2013
Accepted: 18 Apr 2014
Published online: 13 Sep 2014 *

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