Body Area Networks using IEEE 802.15.6

Lorenzo Mucchi is an assistant professor at the Dept. of Information Engineering of the University of Florence, Italy, where he teaches Information Technologies. Lorenzo's main research areas include theoretical modelling, algorithms design and real measurements, mainly focused in the following fields: ultra wideband signals, localization and tracking, interference/channel modelling, intrinsic wireless security, adaptive diversity techniques and wireless healthcare. Lorenzo is senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and permanent member of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Technical Committee on Telecommunications. All details are available at: http://lenst.det.unifi.it/~mucchi/

1. Scope2. References3. Acronyms and abbreviations4. 802.15.6 Narrow Band PHY Overview5. Other IEEE 802 Standards Occupying Same Frequency Bands as IEEE 802.15.6 Narrow Band PHY6. Coexistence Scenarios and Analysis for Narrowband PHY7. 802.15.6 Ultra Wide Band PHY Overview8. Other IEEE 802 Standards Occupying Same Frequency Bands as IEEE 802.15.6 Ultra Wide Band PHY9. Coexistence Scenarios and Analysis for Ultra Wide Band PHY10. 802.15.6 Human Body Communication PHY Overview11. Other IEEE 802 Standards Occupying Same Frequency Band as IEEE 802.15.612. Discussions and Conclusion