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Bahae Abidi¹, Abdelillah Jilbab², El Haziti Mohamed³

¹LRIT-CNRST URAC n°29, Rabat IT Center, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

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Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) are key for health monitoring, enabling data routing from biosensors. This survey reviews WBANs, addressing challenges like limited biosensor battery life and efficient data relay protocols.

Keywords:

WBAN clustering energy consumption routing protocol security

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Computer Science
Telecommunications

Background:

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) are advancing technology for medical and non-medical applications.
WBANs facilitate real-time health monitoring by collecting vital data from biosensors on or around the body.
Limited battery life of biosensors presents a significant challenge in WBANs.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive survey of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs).
To review existing routing protocols designed for WBANs.
To highlight challenges and advancements in WBAN technology.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent publications on WBANs.
Analysis of different network architectures and their impact on routing.
Examination of energy efficiency in WBANs.

Main Results:

WBANs are crucial for remote health monitoring and data acquisition.
Various routing protocols have been developed to address WBAN challenges.
Energy efficiency remains a critical area for WBAN development.

Conclusions:

WBANs are a vital technology for modern healthcare and personal monitoring.
Further research into energy-efficient routing protocols is essential for WBANs.
This survey provides a foundational overview of the WBAN landscape.