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Performance Evaluation of WUSB over WBAN Communication Structure for Wireless Wearable Computers

무선 웨어러블 컴퓨터를 위한 WUSB over WBAN 통신 구조의 성능 분석

  • Hur, Kyeong (Department of Computer Education, Gyeongin National University of Education)
  • Received : 2014.02.17
  • Accepted : 2014.03.21
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

A recent major development in computer technology is the advent of the wearable computer system that is based on human-centric interface technology trends and ubiquitous computing environments. Wearable computer systems can use the wireless universal serial bus (WUSB) that refers to USB technology that is merged with WiMedia PHY/MAC technical specifications. In this paper, we focus on an integrated system of the wireless USB over the wireless body area networks (WBAN) for wireless wearable computer systems supporting U-health services. To construct the WUSB over WBAN communication systems, we propose a WBAN beaconing structure to assign WUSB communication periods. In the proposed structure, WUSB uses private periods of WBAN. In our performance evaluations, we compare theoretical results and simulation results about throughputs of WUSB under various WBAN channel occupations to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed structure in WUSB over WBAN communications.

최근 컴퓨터 기술의 발전으로 웨어러블 컴퓨터 기술이 개발되고 있다. 이는 HCI (human-centric interface)기술과 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅 기술을 기반으로 한다. 웨어러블 컴퓨터 시스템은 WiMedia PHY/MAC 기술과 결합된 USB 기술로 WUSB (wireless universal serial bus) 기술을 사용하여 구성할 수 있다. 본 논문은 U-Health 기능을 지원하는 무선 웨어러블 컴퓨터시스템을 구성하기 위해 WUSB기술과 WBAN (wireless body area networks) 기술을 결합한 통신시스템 구조에 초점을 맞추었다. 이를 위해 WBAN 망에서 WUSB 통신 구간을 할당하는 통신 구조를 제안한다. 제안하는 통신구조에서 WUSB 통신 구간은 WBAN Privated Period를 사용한다. 성능 평가에서는 WBAN 통신 점유율에 따른 WUSB 통신 수율을 이론적인 분석과 시뮬레이션을 통해 비교 분석하여 WUSB over WBAN 통신의 효율성을 평가하였다.

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