In vivo wireless body communications: State-of-the-art and future directions

Abstract

The emerging in vivo communication and networking system is a prospective component in advancing health care delivery and empowering the development of new applications and services. In vivo communications construct wirelessly networked cyber-physical systems of embedded devices to allow rapid, correct and cost-effective responses under various conditions. This paper surveys the existing research which investigates the state of art of the in vivo communication. It also focuses on characterizing and modeling the in vivo wireless channel and contrasting this channel with the other familiar channels. MIMO in vivo is as well regarded in this overview since it significantly enhances the performance gain and data rates. Furthermore, this paper addresses current challenges and future research areas for in vivo communications.