MP4003 Body Area Networks Syllabus:
MP4003 Body Area Networks Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To give the knowledge of Body area Networks.
To know the hardware requirement of BAN.
To understand the communication and security aspects in the BAN.
To introduce the coexistence issues with BAN.
To know the applications of BAN in the field of medicine.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Definition, BAN and Healthcare, Technical Challenges- Sensor design, biocompatibility, Energy Supply, optimal node placement, number of nodes, System security and reliability, BAN Architecture – Introduction
UNIT II HARDWARE FOR BAN
Processor-Low Power MCUs, Mobile Computing MCUS, Integrated processor with radio transceiver, Memory , Antenna-PCB antenna, Wire antenna, Ceramic antenna, External antenna, Sensor Interface, Power sources- Batteries and fuel cells for sensor nodes.
UNIT III COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS
Wireless Communication and Network RF communication in Body, Antenna design and testing, Propagation, Base Station-Network topology-Stand -Alone BAN, Wireless personal Area Network Technologies-IEEE 802.15.1,IEEE P802.15.13, IEEE 802.15.14, Zigbee.
UNIT IV COEXISTENCE ISSUES WITH BAN
Coexistence Issues with Ban Interferences – Intrinsic – Extrinsic, Effect on transmission, Counter measures-on physical layer and data link layer, Regulatory issues Medical Device regulation in USA and Asia, Security and Self-protection-Bacterial attacks, Virus infection, Secured protocols, Self-protection
UNIT V APPLICATIONS OF BAN
Monitoring patients with chronic disease, Hospital patients, Elderly patients, Cardiac arrhythmias monitoring, Multi patient monitoring systems, Multichannel Neural recording, Gait analysis, Sports Medicine, Electronic pill.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After completion of the course, the student will be able to:
CO1: Apply various soft computing concepts for practical applications.
CO2: Explain about the working of Body Area Network and discuss about the hardware required for implementation.
CO3: Assess the efficiency of communication and the security parameters.
CO4: Describe the issues associated with BAN.
CO5: Design a BAN for appropriate application in medicine.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES:
1. Annalisa Bonfiglio, Danilo De Rossi ,”Wearable Monitoring Systems”, Springer, 2011.
2. Sandeep K.S. Gupta, Tridib Mukherjee, Krishna Kumar Venkata Subramanian, ―Body Area Networks Safety, Security, and Sustainability, Cambridge University Press, 2013.
3. Zhang, Yuan-Ting, “Wearable Medical Sensors and Systems, Springer, 2023.
4. Guang-Zhong Yang(Ed.), “Body Sensor Networks, Springer, 2006..
5. Mehmet R. Yuce, Jamil Y.Khan, “Wireless Body Area Networks Technology, Implementation, and Applications, Pan Stanford Publishing Pte.Ltd, Singapore, 2012.