On the Application of Slotted-ALOHA in Optical Wireless Body-Area Networks

Giachoudis C, Rallis KG, Papanikolaou V, Tegos SA, Diamantoulakis PD, Khalighi MA, Schober R, Karagiannidis GK (2024)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2024

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 1-5

Conference Proceedings Title: 2024 7th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom 2024

Event location: Ljubljana SI

ISBN: 9798350365955

DOI: 10.1109/BalkanCom61808.2024.10557166

Abstract

In this work, we investigate the multiple access (MA) management in optical wireless body-area networks (WBANs) for medical applications. Here, given the limited battery lifetime and computational resources of medical sensor nodes, placed typically on the human body, efficient MA management can be done in the medium-access control (MAC layer, e.g., via random access to the optical wireless channel. We propose the use of Slotted-ALOHA protocol, which has the potential advantages of simplicity and efficiency to reduce packet collisions and to enhance the overall throughput. We further optimize the network energy efficiency by taking into consideration a realistic channel model based on particle swarm optimization, given the high complexity of the optimization problem. This approach provides valuable insights into the efficient design of optical WBANs.

Authors with CRIS profile

Vasileios Papanikolaou Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung (IDC) Robert Schober Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung (IDC)

Involved external institutions

Aix-Marseille University / Aix-Marseille Université FR France (FR) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR Greece (GR)

How to cite

APA:

Giachoudis, C., Rallis, K.G., Papanikolaou, V., Tegos, S.A., Diamantoulakis, P.D., Khalighi, M.A.,... Karagiannidis, G.K. (2024). On the Application of Slotted-ALOHA in Optical Wireless Body-Area Networks. In 2024 7th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom 2024 (pp. 1-5). Ljubljana, SI: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Giachoudis, Christos, et al. "On the Application of Slotted-ALOHA in Optical Wireless Body-Area Networks." Proceedings of the 7th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom 2024, Ljubljana Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. 1-5.

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