A cross-layer based data dissemination algorithm for IEEE 802.15.6 WBANs

Nowadays interests in healthcare application of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) have grown considerably and several studies have been done in this area. Healthcare Wireless Body Area Network is a very small sized network, which consists of several medical sensors and a coordinator implanted in or around the user's body. As sensed data in such type of network are vital signs, it should be disseminated in a reliable and QoS based Way. This work presents a data dissemination algorithm adapted to the emerging nomenclature of IEEE 802.15.6.