Body Area Networks

Safety, Security, and Sustainability

Sandeep K. S. Gupta, Tridib Mukherjee, Krishna Kumar Venkatasubramanian

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781107021020
• eBook ISBN: 9781107352537
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Mobile & Wireless Communications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Body area networks (BANs) are networks of wireless sensors and medical devices embedded in clothing, worn on or implanted in the body, and have the potential to revolutionize healthcare by enabling pervasive healthcare. However, due to their critical applications affecting human health, challenges arise when designing them to ensure they are safe for the user, sustainable without requiring frequent battery replacements and secure from interference and malicious attacks. This book lays the foundations of how BANs can be redesigned from a cyber-physical systems perspective (CPS) to overcome these issues. Introducing cutting-edge theoretical and practical techniques and taking into account the unique environment-coupled characteristics of BANs, the book examines how we can re-imagine the design of safe, secure and sustainable BANs. It features real-world case studies, suggestions for further investigation and project ideas, making it invaluable for anyone involved in pervasive and mobile healthcare, telemedicine, medical apps and other cyber-physical systems.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Body area networks
• 3 BAN models and requirements
• 4 Safety
• 5 Security
• 6 Sustainability
• 7 Implementation of BANs
• 8 Epilogue
• Glossary
• Appendix: Publication venues, academic research groups, and funding agencies
• References
• Index