Title
Modeling and analysis of multi-type failures in wireless body area networks with semi-Markov model
Abstract
Network reliability is very important in wireless body area network since the vital human life might be jeopardized, unless managed properly. In this article, a new modeling and analysis of node behaviors in wireless body area networks is presented for increasing reliability in the presence of multi-type failures, while saving energy. First, the nodes are classified into types with regard to their capabilities on relaying and sensing. Then, the node behaviors in the presence of failures such as energy exhaustion and/or malicious attacks have been modeled using a novel semi-Markov process. Finally, simulation has been done to evaluate the performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/LCOMM.2010.01.091719
IEEE Communications Letters
Keywords
Field
DocType
multitype failures,new modeling,semi-markov model,multitype failure,wireless body area network,energy exhaustion,body area networks,human life,network reliability,telecommunication network reliability,biomedical communication,semi-markov chain,wban,node behavior analysis,node behavior modeling,semimarkov model,node behavior,multi-type failure,telecommunication security,vital human life,markov processes,malicious attack,multi-type failures,novel semi-markov process,intelligent networks,reliability,sensors,failure analysis,markov chain,wireless communication,markov model,information security,wireless sensor networks
Wireless network,Wireless,Markov process,Computer science,Markov model,Markov chain,Computer network,Body area network,Reliability (computer networking),Wireless sensor network
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
14
1
1089-7798
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.68
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Song Wang1151.86
Jong-Tae Park214434.45