RETRACTED ARTICLE: Challenges and Developments in Secure Routing Protocols for Healthcare in WBAN: A Comparative...

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Rising life expectancy, pandemics, and healthcare costs necessitate continuous health monitoring.
• Unhealthy lifestyles increase the demand for remote patient monitoring using Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs).
• Biosensors in WBANs have limited power, requiring energy-efficient data transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify security requirements for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs).
• To conduct an extensive review of existing secure routing protocols for WBANs.
• To provide a comparative and critical analysis of state-of-the-art secure routing protocols.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of secure routing protocols in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs).
• Identification of security requirements specific to WBANs.
• Comparative analysis based on security techniques and performance metrics.

Main Results:

• Numerous security requirements in WBANs were identified.
• A comprehensive review of existing secure routing protocols was presented.
• Comparative analysis highlighted strengths and weaknesses of various protocols.

Conclusions:

• Effective, lightweight, and secure routing protocols are crucial for WBANs.
• Energy efficiency and data privacy are paramount for WBAN longevity and patient trust.
• Further research is needed to develop optimized secure routing protocols for WBANs.