Characterization of Narrowband Off-Body Channels in an Indoor Environment for Body Area Network Applications

Abstract

This paper presents comprehensive research on the influence of the parameters and characteristics of wearable antennas on off-body channels in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) in an indoor environment at 2.41 GHz in a line-of-side scenario. From the results, we can conclude that the surface, radiation efficiency, and radiation pattern of the wearable antenna play a vital role in the definition of the off-body channel characteristics.