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Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [Tutorial on Body Area Networks] Date Submitted: [July 18, 2006] Source: [Stefan Drude] Company [Philips] Address [High Tech Campus 60, 5656 AG Eindhoven, The Netherlands] ] Voice:[+31 40 27-23431], FAX: [+31 40 27-22764], E-Mail:[stefan.drude@philips.com ] Re: [Tutorial] Abstract: [The contribution reflects the information presented at the tutorial on body area networks presented at the San Diego meeting on July 18, 2006.] Purpose: [To provide information on body area network use cases, typical requirements, and to start the process on possibly starting a study group in 802.15 on this topic.] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.
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Overview
Body Area Networks S. Drude
Quick summary use cases, requirements

Channel Models and Health Aspects of PAN and BAN A. J Johansson

Magnet and Magnet Beyond Channel modelling Medical implant communications Health aspects of PAN/BAN implants
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Body Area Network

Broad range of possible devices Broad range of media types Connect everything you carry on you and with you Offer Connected User experience Matches low power environment Challenge scalability data rate, power
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Body Area Networks Target Position

Average power consumption, sustained data rate
1 Gbit/s

Wireless USB
100 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s 1 Mbit/s

IEEE 802.11 a/b/g Bluetooth

100 kbit/s

ZigBee
10 kbit/s 1 kbit/s

2 mW Submission

5 mW

10 mW

20 mW

50 mW Slide 4

100 mW

200 mW

500 mW

1000 mW

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Body Area Networks

Usage Scenarios
Body senor network Fitness monitoring Wearable audio Mobile device centric Video stream

Remote control & I/O devices

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Body Sensor Network

Medical application
Vital patient data Wireless sensors Link with bedside monitor Count on 10 20 sensors

Five similar networks in range Minimum setup interaction Potentially wide application Total traffic / patient < 10 kbps
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Fitness Monitoring
Central device is MP3 player Wireless headset included Expand functionality
Speed, distance Heart rate, respiration monitor Temperature sensor Pacing information Location information Wristwatch display unit Etc.

Total system load < 500 kbps Synchronization may go faster

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Wearable Audio
Central device is headset Stereo audio, microphone Connected devices
Cellular phone MP3 player, PDA CD audio player AP at home Handsfree car Remote control Others

Requires priority mechanism Network load < 500 kbps

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Mobile Device Centric

Mobile terminal is central point Covers broad set of data
Sensors vital, other Headset Peripheral devices Handsfree / car

Provide gateway to outside

Offload sensor data, other

Requires priority mechanism Network load < 500 kbps

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Remote Control & I/O Devices

Remote control device
Increase consumer convenience Makes headset control practical Stand-alone vs shared function Combine with wristwatch display ?

Printers Identification, storage Wireless pen Complement BAN functionality

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Technical Requirements
There is no specific standard for BANs
Current standards come close for specific use cases, not broad enough Issues: power consumption, discovery, QoS Support for very low power devices, sensors

Target less than 10% power consumption for communications compared to total device Have single standard with broad range of supported data rate - scalability
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BAN Requirements - Draft

Distance Piconet density Devices per network Net network throughput Power consumption 2 m std, 5 m special 2 - 4 nets / m2 max. 100 100 Mbit/s max. ~ 1mW / Mbps
(@ 1 m distance)

Startup time

Latency (end to end) Network setup time

< 100 us, or < 10% of TX slot 10 ms < 1 sec

(after initial setup, per device)

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BAN Requirements - Draft

Implementation module cost
Should be comparable to Bluetooth module

Effective sleep mode(s) Concept for effective, remote wake-up Operates in global, license-exempt band

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BAN Requirements - Draft

Privacy, security Peer to peer communication, point to multipoint Omni-directional antennas: small, flexible Future proof [for 5 years?]
Upgradeable, scaleable, backwards compatibility

Support for several power management / consumption schemes [classes]

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BAN Requirements - Draft

Quality of service, guaranteed bandwidth
Specific definitions, depends on application

Graceful degradation of services

Depends on application, not always desireable

Concurrent availability of asynchronous and isochronous channels Low duty cycle and high duty cycle modes Very low duty cycle applications (sensors)
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Interest Group on BAN in 802.15

Conclusions on low data rate applications

Operates on, inside, or in the vicinity of the body Limited range (< .01 2 meters) The channel model will include human body effects. (absorption, health effects) Extremely low consumption power (.1 to 1 mW) for each device Capable of energy scavenging / battery-less operation Support scalable Data Rate: 0.01 1,000 kbps (optional 10 Mbps)
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Interest Group on BAN in 802.15 (2)

Conclusions on low data rate applications

Support different classes of QoS for high reliability, asymmetric traffic, power constrained Needs optimized, low complexity MAC and Networking layer High number of simultaneously operating piconets required Application specific, security/privacy required Small form factor for the whole radio, antenna, power supply system Locating radios ( find me) mode
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Overview
Body Area Networks S. Drude
Quick summary use cases, requirements

Channel Models and Health Aspects of PAN and BAN A. J Johansson

Magnet and Magnet Beyond Channel modelling Medical implant communications Health aspects of PAN/BAN implants
Submission Slide 19 Stefan Drude, Philips