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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Personal area networks"”.
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Wireless personal area networks and free-space optical links
… of the higher layers of two major Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) technologies: IrDA and Bluetooth. Recent advancesin wireless technology have made it possible to put networking technology into small portable devices. During the past few years, WPAN technologies have been the subject …
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Personal area networks (PAN) : near-field intra-body communication
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1995.
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A methodology and software platform for building wearable communities
… have emerged: wearable computers and wireless personal area networks. Wearable computers advance an innovative form of personal computing based on continuously worn, intelligent assistants that augment memory, intellect, communication, and physical senses. Wireless personal area networks (WPAN) …
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Micro-Moving Target IPv6 Defense for 6LoWPAN and the Internet of Things
… operates within IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) which is used in IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networks in order to establish IPv6 communications. The purpose of this defense is to obfuscate the communications between a sensor and a server in order to thwart a potential …
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Wireless sensor data transfer using bluetooth technology
… technology [13] designed specifically for use in Personal Area Networks (PANs) where up to seven Bluetooth enabled computing devices such as Personal Computers and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) can form either a Group ad-hoc Network (GN or Bluetooth Piconet) or a network where one of them …
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Design and verification of SC-FDE/OFDM communication schemes for millimetre-wave wireless system using FPGA technologies
… and characterization of millimetre-wave personal area networks (WPANs) in the 60 GHz frequency band. Single-carrier and multicarrier transmission techniques are considered in the implementation of a 64.8 GHz WPAN capable of achieving a reliable indoor link. Thus, single-carrier with …
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Compact planar wearable ultra wideband antenna for on-body applications
The increasing growth in using body area networks (BANs), wireless personal area networks (WPANs), and medical sensors has given an interest in wearable antennas that are made for operation on the living bodies. Engineers have not stopped at creating a remarkable technology such as wearable …
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A study of Bluetooth Frequency Hopping sequence : modeling and a practical attack
… wireless networking is known as Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN). Because of its attractive features of small size, low cost, and low power, Bluetooth gains a world wide usage. It is embedded in many portable computing devices and considered as a good replacement for local wire …
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Is IPv6 a Better Choice to Handle Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks?
… technological advances in the wireless sensor networks, there is increasing interest to connect them to the Internet to share real-time measurements from WSN nodes to “anyone, anywhere, any time.” IETF (Internet Control Message Protocol) has proposed standards that will enable IPv6-based sensor …
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Medium Access Control in Impulse-Based Ultra Wideband Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
… (I-UWB) radios and to large ad hoc and sensor networks. I-UWB is an attractive radio technology for large ad hoc and sensor networks due to its robustness to multipath fading effects, sub-centimeter ranging ability, and low-cost, low-power hardware. Current medium access control (MAC) protocols …
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Bluetooth technology
… between the ad hoc network and existing data networks. Bluetooth technology is designed for wireless personal area networks (WPANs), which are networks of personal electronic devices in close proximity to each other. Expectations for Bluetooth technology are that it will become a major player …
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Wireless sensor network for health monitoring
… signs. Furthermore, they can be used in wireless personal area networks (WPANs) or wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs) for health monitoring. Many studies were performed and/or are under way in order to develop flexible, reliable, secure, real-time, and power-efficient WBSNs suitable for …
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Performance limits of RF power CMOS
… in this regime include high-speed wireless local area networks and high data rate personal area networks at 60 GHz, automotive collision avoidance radar at 77 GHz and millimeter-wave imaging at 94 GHz. Most of these applications are cost sensitive and require high levels of integration to reduce …
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Measurement and analysis of intra-vehicle UWB channels
1 PDF file (ix, 65 pages)
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On a Joint Physical Layer and Medium Access Control Sublayer Design for Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are distributed networks comprising small sensing devices equipped with a processor, memory, power source, and often with the capability for short range wireless communication. These networks are used in various applications, and have created interest in WSN research …
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Ieee 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Networks: Gts Scheduling and Service Differentiation
… growing interest in the use of Low Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPAN) [1] driven by the large number of emerging applications such as home automation, health-care monitoring and environmental surveillance. To fulfill the needs for these emerging applications, IEEE has created a new …
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Ultra-Wideband Transceiver Design And Optimization
… changed over the last few years. Developments in personal area networks, IC technology, DSP processing and bio-medical devices have enabled the integration of short range communication into low cost personal health care solutions. Newer technologies and solutions are being developed to cater to …