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Traffic Adaptive Transmission Algorithm for Energy Efficiency in WBAN

WBAN 환경에서 에너지 효율을 고려한 트래픽 적응형 전송 알고리즘

  • 김진혁 (인하대학교 전자공학과 컴퓨터구조 및 네트워크 연구실) ;
  • 홍창기 (LG 전자) ;
  • 최상방 (인하대학교 전자공학과 컴퓨터구조 및 네트워크 연구실)
  • Received : 2013.03.04
  • Accepted : 2013.04.29
  • Published : 2013.05.31
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Abstract

Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is a network around a human body within 3~5m which consists of medical or non-medical device. WBAN has to satisfy many kinds of demands such as low-power, a variety of data rate and a data priority. Especially, it is hard for the nodes for monitoring vital signs to replace battery. Thus energy and channel efficiency is important because the battery power is limited. In this thesis, a novel algorithm for reducing the energy consumption is proposed. The proposed algorithm adjusts transmission period according to traffic. by means of determining transmission period by amount of data, the node can reduce energy consumption. Energy detection is performed in order to guarantee data priority before attempting to transmit. In case of failing to transmit, it is proposed that energy consumption is reduced through avoiding collision by changing priority. The comparison result shows that the proposed algorithm reduces power consumption and increasing maximum channel efficiency by avoiding collision.

Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)은 인체 주변 3~5m 이내의 영역에서 의료 및 비의료 장치들로 구성된 네트워크이다. 다양한 서비스를 제공해야 하는 WBAN은 저전력, 다양한 전송률, 데이터 우선순위 등의 요구사항들을 만족시켜야 한다. 특히, 생체 정보 모니터링을 위한 노드들은 배터리 교체가 어렵고 따라서 한정된 배터리로 동작해야 하기 때문에 에너지 효율과 전송 효율이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 에너지 효율적인 전송을 위하여 노드의 전송해야 하는 데이터양에 따른 전송주기 조절 알고리즘을 제안한다. 또한 데이터 우선순위에 따른 전송보장을 위하여 에너지검출 구간을 추가하여 우선순위를 보장할 수 있는 구조를 제안하며, 서로 다른 전송주기를 갖는 같은 우선순위 기반 데이터 전송에서 충돌을 줄이기 위하여 전송에 실패한 노드의 우선순위를 높여줌으로써 충돌을 줄일 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘의 성능 비교를 위하여 IEEE 802.15.6 표준 Slotted Aloha 전송 방식과 비교한 결과 충돌 회피율의 상승으로 최대 채널 효율이 높아지고, 에너지 소모량이 적어지는 것을 확인하였다.

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