Patient Data Prioritization in the Cross-Layer Designs of Wireless Body Area Network

Table 1

BMSs functionalities in WBAN [19, 20].

Sensor	Placement	Data rate	Signal type	Topology	Function
Blood pressure	Wearable	High	Discrete		Measures maximum and minimum threshold values
EEG/ECG/EMG		High	Continuous		Measures voltage differences
Humidity		Very low	Discrete		Observes humidity changes
Blood oxygen saturation (CaO2)		Very low	Discrete		Measures absorption ratio in blood oxygen saturation
Pressure		High	Continuous		Measures pressure values
Respiration		High	Continuous	Star	Measures breathing of the patient
Glucose		High	Discrete		Measures the blood circulation rate in a body
Temperature		Very low	Continuous		Measures the coolness or hotness of a body
Artificial retina	Implantable	High	Continuous		Collects information from the environment and converts it into the electrical signals
Artificial cochlea		High	Continuous		Is implanted in ears and helps to convert voice signals into pulses
Camera pill		High	Continuous		Swallows the pill in order to monitor various parts of a body