An energy efficient MAC protocol for multi-hop swallowable body sensor networks

• Main Authors: Lin, Lin, Yang, Chengfeng, Yan, Hao, Shen, Junwen, Phee, Soo Jay, Wong, Kai Juan
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Life and medical sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102514; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24262
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Swallowable body sensor networks (BSNs) are composed of sensors which are swallowed by patients and send the collected data to the outside coordinator. These sensors are energy constraint and the batteries are difficult to be replaced. The medium access control (MAC) protocol plays an important role...