ZTE Communications ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2): 28-35.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5188.2015.02.006

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Inter-WBAN Coexistence and Interference Mitigation

Bin Liu1, Xiaosong Zhao1, Lei Zou1, Chang Wen Chen2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Space Information, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China;
    2. Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, The State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14260-1604, USA
  • Received:2015-03-26 Online:2015-06-25 Published:2015-06-25
  • About author:Bin Liu (flowice@ustc.edu.cn) is an associate professor in the School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He received his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from USTC in 1998 and 2001. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, USA in 2006. He was selected in Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of China 2009. His research interests include signal processing and communications in wireless sensor and body area networks.
    Xiaosong Zhao (zhaoxiaosong124@sina.com) is a Master’s degree student at the School of Information Science and Technology, USTC. He received his BE degree in electronic information engineering from Chongqing University, China in 2013. His research interests include inter-WBAN interference mitigation and data mining.
    Lei Zou (zoulei@mail.ustc.edu.cn) is a doctoral student in information and communication engineering at USTC. He received his BE degree in electronic engineering from USTC in 2011. His research interests include coexistence of wireless devices and interference mitigation, particularly related to WBANs. Chang Wen Chen is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. Previously, he was Allen S. Henry Endowed Chair Professor at Florida Institute of Technology from 2003 to 2007, a faculty member at the University of Missouri - Columbia from 1996 to 2003 and at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, from 1992 to 1996. He has been the Editorin-Chief for IEEE Trans. Multimedia since 2014. He has also served as the Editor-in - Chief for IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology from January 2006 to December 2009 and an Editor for Proceedings of IEEE, IEEE T-MM, IEEE JSAC, IEEE JETCAS, and IEEE Multimedia Magazine. He is a recipient of Sigma Xi Excellence in Graduate Research Mentoring Award in 2003, Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in 2009, and SUNY-Buffalo Exceptional Scholar—Sustained Achievements Award in 2012. He is an IEEE Fellow and an SPIE Fellow.
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61202406 and the USTC Grand Master Professor Funds under Grant No. ZC9850290097.

Inter-WBAN Coexistence and Interference Mitigation

Bin Liu1, Xiaosong Zhao1, Lei Zou1, Chang Wen Chen2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Space Information, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China;
    2. Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, The State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14260-1604, USA
  • 作者简介:Bin Liu (flowice@ustc.edu.cn) is an associate professor in the School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He received his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from USTC in 1998 and 2001. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, USA in 2006. He was selected in Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of China 2009. His research interests include signal processing and communications in wireless sensor and body area networks.
    Xiaosong Zhao (zhaoxiaosong124@sina.com) is a Master’s degree student at the School of Information Science and Technology, USTC. He received his BE degree in electronic information engineering from Chongqing University, China in 2013. His research interests include inter-WBAN interference mitigation and data mining.
    Lei Zou (zoulei@mail.ustc.edu.cn) is a doctoral student in information and communication engineering at USTC. He received his BE degree in electronic engineering from USTC in 2011. His research interests include coexistence of wireless devices and interference mitigation, particularly related to WBANs. Chang Wen Chen is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. Previously, he was Allen S. Henry Endowed Chair Professor at Florida Institute of Technology from 2003 to 2007, a faculty member at the University of Missouri - Columbia from 1996 to 2003 and at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, from 1992 to 1996. He has been the Editorin-Chief for IEEE Trans. Multimedia since 2014. He has also served as the Editor-in - Chief for IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology from January 2006 to December 2009 and an Editor for Proceedings of IEEE, IEEE T-MM, IEEE JSAC, IEEE JETCAS, and IEEE Multimedia Magazine. He is a recipient of Sigma Xi Excellence in Graduate Research Mentoring Award in 2003, Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in 2009, and SUNY-Buffalo Exceptional Scholar—Sustained Achievements Award in 2012. He is an IEEE Fellow and an SPIE Fellow.
  • 基金资助:
    This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61202406 and the USTC Grand Master Professor Funds under Grant No. ZC9850290097.

Abstract: With promising applications in e-health and entertainment, wireless body area networks (WBANs) have attracted the interest of both academia and industry. If WBANs are densely deployed within a small area, serious problems may arise between the WBANs. In this paper, we discuss issues related to the coexistence of WBANs and investigate the main factors that cause inter-WBAN interference. We survey inter-WBAN interference mitigation strategies and track recent research developments. We also discuss unresolved issues related to inter-WBAN interference mitigation and propose future research directions.

Key words: wireless body area network (WBAN), inter-WBAN interfer-ence mitigation, e-health

摘要: With promising applications in e-health and entertainment, wireless body area networks (WBANs) have attracted the interest of both academia and industry. If WBANs are densely deployed within a small area, serious problems may arise between the WBANs. In this paper, we discuss issues related to the coexistence of WBANs and investigate the main factors that cause inter-WBAN interference. We survey inter-WBAN interference mitigation strategies and track recent research developments. We also discuss unresolved issues related to inter-WBAN interference mitigation and propose future research directions.

关键词: wireless body area network (WBAN), inter-WBAN interfer-ence mitigation, e-health