Evaluation of PHY and MAC layer in WBAN using Castalia: Lower layer parameters of WBAN in Castalia

Enhance in the wireless communication network and use of miniaturized equipments has made the researchers to develop Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). The network consists of several sensors attached on and off the body and some implanted within the tissues of a human body. This wireless scenery of a network and a vast diversity of sensors give various modern, practical and innovative applications to improve health care and the Quality of Life. The se sensors are used in measurement of heart rate, temperature and humidity and also documentation a prolonged electrocardiogram in a human body. Wearable and implantable communication devices involved in a WBAN require having small form factor, low power consumption, and scalable data rates ranging from Kbps to Mbps. Low cost, simple hardware implementation, and low processing power are also key requirements for sensor nodes in a WBAN. So, the application is real time and evaluation of network parameter is necessary for the efficient working. Thus the proposed project gives the brief idea of the lower layer parameters in WBAN using certain simulations in Castalia.