Title: MAC Layers for Body-Area Networks

Duration: 3 months

Description: The aim of the project is to understand and evaluate the MAC layer models for the upcoming low power wireless personal area network standard for Body area networks i.e. 802.15.6. Body area networks are defined as a network of sensor nodes, both in and on body. The nodes typically communicate with a master node which can be in or on-body or it can be iteratively an external device connected to a backbone infrastructure. Recently there have been efforts to standardize BAN communication by IEEE working groups. The IEEE task group has come up with channel models, protocols and mechanism of interconnection of Body area network devices. These models have been implemented by network simulators such as Castilla (OMnet++) etc. The goal of the project would be examine and evaluate the performance of these models in the aforementioned network simulators. The performance will be evaluated in terms of standard parameters like power consumption, packet and bit error rate, interference mitigation capabilities and throughput. The key takeaways from this exercise would be a good understanding of wireless network protocols and their evaluation on network simulators.

Key words: Body-area networks, MAC protocols, Multi-band radios.

Technical skills: Understanding of wireless networks, Programming skills in C++ and MATLAB.

Contact: Dr. Balwant Godara ( Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. )