Adaptation of the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC layer to an ultra wide band radiofrequency physical layer

This work presents an adaptation of the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC layer to an ultra wide band (UWB) radiofrequency physical layer developed at the CSEM in the framework of a European project called URSafe (stands for "Universal Remote Signal Acquisition For Health"). A hardware demonstrator based on a low power technology has been realized for supporting different test applications, the final objective being to realize a body-worn wireless personal area networks (WPAN) for telemedicine applications.