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Wireless Body Area Network: An Application of Iot and Its Issues - A Review

Author(s):

Chasiya Krutika , Gujarat Technological University; Prof. Deepak Upadhyay, Gujarat Technological University

Keywords:

IoT (Internet of Things), Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN), security

Abstract

As a key application of IoT, wireless body area networks (WBANs) provides people good quality of life and high level of medical service. To monitor the functions of physical body and their surroundings Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is employed, which are supported low powered and lightweight weight wireless sensors devices. WBAN highly supports numerous applications like remote patient monitoring, E-health care systems. The collected data of WBAN contains important privacy of patients, but these data may be easily obtained by an adversary due to the weakness of the open wireless channels, this imposes the attacks in WBAN networks and devices.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV8I40272
Published in: Volume : 8, Issue : 4
Publication Date: 01/07/2020
Page(s): 25-28

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