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| − | A '''body area network''' ('''BAN''') (also referred to as a [[wireless body area network]] ([[WBAN]] or a "body sensor network" ("BSN")), is a [[wireless network]] of [[wearable computing device]]s. In particular, the [[network]] consists of several miniaturized [[body sensor unit]]s ([[BSU]]s) together with a single [[body central unit]] ([[BCU]]). |
+ | A '''body area network''' ('''BAN''') (also referred to as a [[wireless body area network]] ([[WBAN]]) or a "body sensor network" ("BSN")), is a [[wireless network]] of [[wearable computing device]]s. In particular, the [[network]] consists of several miniaturized [[body sensor unit]]s ([[BSU]]s) together with a single [[body central unit]] ([[BCU]]). |
== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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Latest revision as of 00:53, 25 July 2014
Definition[]
A body area network (BAN) (also referred to as a wireless body area network (WBAN) or a "body sensor network" ("BSN")), is a wireless network of wearable computing devices. In particular, the network consists of several miniaturized body sensor units (BSUs) together with a single body central unit (BCU).
Overview[]
The development of WBAN technology began around 1995 around the idea of using wireless personal area network (WPAN) technologies to implement communications on, near, and around the human body. About six years later, the term "BAN" came to refer to systems where communication is entirely within, on, and in the immediate proximity of a human body. A WBAN system can use WPAN wireless technologies as gateways to reach longer ranges.
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