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• TITLE: Improved Routing Protocol for Health Care Communications

  AUTHORS: Jayanthi K. Murthy, V. Sambasiva Rao

  KEYWORDS: Wireless Body Area Network; ZigBee Networks; Routing Protocol

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Biosensor, Vol.2 No.2, May 13, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) technology has significantly increased the potential of remote healthcare monitoring systems. The devices used for WBAN have limited energy resources. For most devices it is impossible to recharge or change the batteries. Since the data mostly consists of medical information, high reliability and low delay is required. The main objective of this simulation study is to evaluate the performance of routing protocol on static IEEE 802.15.4 to determine the most suitable routing protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks. Here, investigations on the various routing protocol suggest cluster topology and AODV as the probable candidate. About 16% improvement in the energy consumption was observed when modifications were made considering the energy and mobility, thus achieving high residual battery capacity and eliminating the need for recharging the batteries.