Research Article

Multiconstraint-Aware Routing Mechanism for Wireless Body Sensor Networks

Table 1

Network parameters used in simulation.

ParametersValue

Nodes quantity (MCARM)14 (BMSNs) + 1 (LC)
Nodes quantity (MCARMR)14 (BMSNs) + 14 (RNs) + 1 (LC)
Communication range (MCARM)40 cm
Communication range (MCARMR)20 cm (BMSNs) and 40 cm (RNs)
Initial energy100 joules
Bit error rate (BER)10−2 – 10−4
Communication power (MCARM)8.5872e−4
Communication power (MCARMR)8.5872e−4 (BMSNs) and 1.0872e−4 (RNs)
Propagation modelTwoRayGround
Buffer size60 packets
Application typeEvent-driven
Type of trafficConstant bit rate (CBR)
MAC layer protocolIEEE 802.15.4
Type of network interfaceWirelessPhy
Simulation time1000 seconds