FEEL: Forwarding Data Energy Efficiently with Load Balancing in Wireless Body Area Networks

In this paper, we propose a reliable, energy efficient and high throughput routing protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). In Forwarding Data Energy Efficiently with Load Balancing in Wireless Body Area Networks (FEEL), a forwarder node is incorporated which reduces the transmission distance between sender and receiver to save energy of other nodes. Nodes consume energy in an efficient manner resulting in longer stability period. Nodes measuring electrocardiography (ECG) and glucose level send their data directly to the sink in order to have minimum delay. Simulation results show that FEEL protocol achieves improved stability period and throughput. As a result it helps in continuous monitoring of patients in WBANs.