Table 2.

Key consideration of WBAN applications.

Application type	Sensor node	Type of sensor	Bandwidth (Hz)	Accuracy (bits)	Data rate	Duty cycle % per time	Power consumption	QoS	Privacy
In-body application	Glucose sensor	Strip-base	0-50	16	Few kbps	<1%	Very Low	Yes	High
	Pacemaker	Accelerometer	0-500	12	Few kbps	<1%	Low	Yes	High
	Endoscope capsule	A pill and contains a tiny camera	..	..	>2 mbps	<50%	Low	Yes	Medium
On-body medical application	ECG	Skin/chest electrodes	100-1000	12	192 kbps	<10%	Low	Yes	High
	EMG	Skin electrodes	0-10000	16	1.536 mbps	..	Low	..	..
	Temperature	Temperature probes or skin patch	0-1	8	56 kbps	..	Low	..	..
	SpO2	Pulse oximeter	..	..	32 kbps	<1%	Low	Yes	High
	Blood pressure	Arm cuff-based monitor	0-1	8	<10 bps	<1%	High	Yes	Medium
On-body nonmedical application	Music for headsets	Sound	..	..	1.4 mbps	High	Very high	Yes	Low
	Forgotten things monitor	Monitor	..	..	256 kbps	Medium	Low	No	Low
	Social networking	Mixed sensor	..	..	<200 kbps	<1%	Low	No	High