Research Trends in Multi-standard Device-to-Device Communication in Wearable Wireless Networks

  • Muhammad Mahtab Alam
  • Dhafer Ben Arbia
  • Elyes Ben Hamida
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Part of the Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST, volume 156)

Abstract

Wearable Wireless Networks (WWN) aim to provide attractive alternate for conventional medical care system. It is an effective way of monitoring patients within clinics, hospitals and remotely from home, offices etc. In this paper we extend the classical envisioned applications from medical health-care to rescue and critical applications for disaster and emergency management using WWN. There are number of challenges to effectively realize this application and several of those are presented in this paper along with various opportunities. We review multi-standard and multiple technologies based wearable wireless cognitive system for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication. Coexistence and inter-operability is one of the important challenges which are discussed along with utilization of possible technologies for on-body, body-to-body and off-body communications.

Keywords

Wearable wireless networks Heterogeneous networks Coexistence Interoperability Device to device communication Cognitive radio 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Muhammad Mahtab Alam
    • 1
  • Dhafer Ben Arbia
    • 1
    • 2
  • Elyes Ben Hamida
    • 1
  1. 1.Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC)Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP)DohaQatar
  2. 2.Polytecnic School of Tunisia, SERCOM LaboratoryUniversity of CarthageLa Marsa Tunisie, La MarsaTunisia

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