Performance Evaluation of Wireless real-time Communication in Mobile Wearable Applications

Abstract

Many wearable applications utilize wireless communication to provide the user with comfort features. With a typically rather small consumer market using technologies in the ISM band is beneficial in order to be cost effective. Safety relevant wearable applications, such as a wireless airbag jacket, face the challenge of providing real-time communication in noisy and volatile environments. In this evaluation we analyze different Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) technologies with respect to their performance for real-time applications in mobile scenarios. The well established approach of using frequency diversity for increased reliability in noisy environments is evaluated for mobile scenarios.