Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs); A survey

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) have emerged as a significanttechnology for healthcare monitoring, providing continuous monitoring ofphysiological parameters to improve patient care and diagnosis. Thismanuscript presents a comprehensive taxonomy and survey of WBANs,focusing on various aspects including communication architectures,programming frameworks, security issues, energy-efficient routing protocols,and radio technologies. It discusses the potential of WBANs in revolutionizinghealthcare monitoring applications and highlights the challenges of ensuringsecurity, privacy, and efficient communication protocols. The manuscriptreviews existing research in authentication schemes, privacy-preservingstrategies, and gateway selection algorithms, emphasizing the need forenhanced security measures and robust authentication protocols. The surveyfurther explores the importance of technology advancements,countermeasures, and proposals for future research. Overall, this manuscriptprovides a scientific and formal overview of the current state of WBANs,highlighting the ongoing research efforts required to fully exploit theirpotential in remote healthcare monitoring.

Keywords:

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) , Health monitoring , Security and privacy , Physiological parameters , Communication protocols , Remotehealthcare monitoring