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Today, I will continue to share with you a brief introduction on WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network) technology that is used mainly in medical applications.
A WBAN will be made up of a number of small sensor nodes as well as a Gateway node that will connect to an external database server. The sensor node could be connected to a variety of telecommunication networks via the Gateway node. These communication networks could be a traditional phone network, a mobile phone network, a dedicated medical center/hospital network, or public WiFi (Wireless Local Area Network) hotspots.
A WBAN can also use extensively established mobile data networks to transmit patient data, such as 3G/4G data networks. A WBAN could allow a user to save acquired data on his or her PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), iPod, or other portable device before transferring it to a compatible computer.
Future WBAN applications will open up a plethora of opportunities to improve health care and sports training facilities. In recent years, medical and ICT researchers have become interested in the WBAN concept. Medical ICT systems are already in use, although their applications are limited.
The fundamental disadvantage of present systems is that they are location specific due to the use of fixed/wired systems. There are a number of existing medical monitoring systems that use specialized equipment to transfer data over normal telephone lines or a specially built network for medical applications.
These systems, on the other hand, are not location independent and, in most cases, are clunky due to the use of wired sensors. The use of a WBAN allows for the creation of location-independent monitoring systems. WBAN applications can also be used in sports training sectors, where athletes or players can be watched in order to identify their weaknesses or enhance their talents.
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