An Efficient and Stable Route Protocol in Wearable Body Networks

Wearable Body Networks can monitor the human body and operate autonomously. But the energy and ability is low for little impact on human moving. Then a efficiency route protocol for wearable body networks is an important researching area. On the other hand, The body sensors keep dynamic with body's movement. Then a stable dynamic route protocol is needed. In this paper, a efficient and stable route protocol -- stable dynamic forward-connected route protocol (SDFR protocol) for WBN is proposed, which is completely self-organized. In this protocol, the energy, forward-connected range and the stability are considered. In simulation, it shows a proper number of forward nodes can both save the energy and keep the network stable. The stability is compared with the random method.