Role of Body Area Network in Battlefield of Things

The study in this paper accentuates the significant role of proliferation in communication, computation, and sensor technologies; and enumerates the paradigm shift in the battlefield environment where the objective is to win a decisive battle. The paper gives an insight of the battlefield with the perspective of an infantry soldier; enumerates the ability of technology to empower him; and effectively equip him to handle battle pressures using information available to improve his battlefield survivability. The contribution of this paper is threefold. First, within the scope of the concepts of Battlefield of Things (BoTs) the paper enumerates parameters of significant importance for a soldier, which would be realised using Body Area Networks (BANs). Second, the study states the critical need to understand the nature of data along with its flow, interpretation, collection, aggregation, dissemination & analysis to enrich the fighting arms. Third, a network model is proposed to represent the implications of deployment of BAN for effective decision making. The paper concludes with the fact that the utility of BANs and data analysis has the potential to enhance a soldier's life expectancy in the battlefield of modern times.