Energy-Efficient Cluster Based Routing Protocol to Enhance the Lifetime of Wearable Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN)

The paper proposes a protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) that aims to prolong the network's lifetime by reducing overall energy consumption. WBANs are a developing field in computer technology that enables medical practitioners to remotely observe patients and provide accurate treatment. Routing is a critical aspect of WBANs as it establishes paths between sensor nodes and a coordinator node. The proposed protocol employs a multi-hop routing technique to transfer body sensing data from various sensors deployed on the human body to the sink node. The main objective is to optimize the average network lifetime by minimizing energy consumption. To achieve this, the protocol employs a Mamdani Fuzzy Logic Controller (MFLC) approach choose a parent node based on residual energy in a multi-hop-based network. This is effective in prolonging the network lifetime of WBANs. Overly, the paper introduces a protocol for WBANs that focuses on energy-efficient multi-hop routing using fuzzy logic to select parent nodes. The proposed approach aims to prolong the network lifetime of WBANs and is evaluated through NS3 simulations.