DS TR 103 394 V1.1.1:2018

Smart Body Area Networks (SmartBAN); System Description

Scope

The present document describes the system description of Smart BAN.
SmartBAN addresses the five major features below:
1) Smart Body Area Networks (SmartBAN) Unified data representation formats, semantic and open data model.
2) SmartBAN Data representation and transfer, service and application; Standardized interfaces, APIs and
infrastructure for heterogeneity and interoperability management.
3) SmartBAN Measurements and Modelling of SmartBAN RF environment.
4) Low complexity MAC and routing for SmartBAN.
5) Enhanced, ultra-low power PHY for SmartBAN.
The following technologies are also to be defined:
• smart control;
• network management;
• implant communications;
• security; and
• privacy mechanisms.
SmartBAN takes a comprehensive view of BAN from lower layer (e.g. physical layer and MAC layer) to higher layer
system aspects and end-to-end (e.g. heterogeneity management and semantic interoperability and monitoring and
control). End-to-end connectivity (e.g. SmartBAN to Medical Centre or SmartBAN to SmartBAN) is illustrated by
figure 1.