A Review on Human Body Communication: Signal Propagation Model, Communication Performance, and Experimental Issues

Table 4

Transmission parameters selection from literatures.

Literature	Suitable carrier frequency		Suitable modulation method		Objective of selection
	Frequency	Guideline	Modulation	Rule
Zimmerman [17]	300 kHz	−3 dB band	OOK	Simple	Test narrow band transmission
Hachisuka et al. [32]	10.7 MHz	Maximum gain	FSK	Simple	Minimize power consumption
Ruiz and Shimamoto [65]	200 MHz	Maximum gain	MSK	Empirical results	Find suitable modulation method
Wegmueller [41]	256 kHz	High gain	QPSK	Hardware complexity	Test HBC transceiver
Wegmueller et al. [61]	128 kHz	High gain	BPSK, QPSK	Empirical results	Test clinical trials in transceiver
Zhang et al. [62]	10.7 MHz	Maximum gain	BPSK	Empirical results	Determine optimal modulation
Lin et al. [60]	200–600 MHz	Low path loss	OOK	Saving power	Optimization of SoC chip