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    • Wireless communication
    • Biomedical engineering
    • Channel modeling

    Background:

    • Traditional wireless off-body channel models assume independent large and small-scale fading.
    • This assumption is often inaccurate in typical wireless body area network (WBAN) environments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To challenge the independence assumption in WBAN channel modeling.
    • To propose a novel off-body channel model that accounts for correlated fading and shadowing.

    Main Methods:

    • Experimental validation of channel behavior in a single-room WBAN environment.
    • Development of a stochastic Rician factor K model for path loss and multipath fading.
    • Simulation and experimental analysis of instantaneous received power densities in static and dynamic settings.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed model accurately describes probability densities of instantaneous received power.
    • The model effectively addresses body motion and correlated shadowing.
    • Predicted off-body diversity gains for selection combining with correlated antenna reception.

    Conclusions:

    • The independence assumption in WBAN channel modeling is inaccurate.
    • The proposed Rician distribution-based model offers a more accurate representation of off-body channels.
    • This model can enhance the prediction of diversity gains in WBAN systems.