Efficacy analysis of LDPC coded APSK modulated differential space-time-frequency coded for wireless body area network using MB-pulsed OFDM UWB technology

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Manimegalai, C.T.^* | Gauni, Sabitha | Kalimuthu, K.

Affiliations: Department of Electronics and Communication, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: C.T. Manimegalai, SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603203, India. E-mail: manimegalai.c@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in.

Abstract: Wireless body area network (WBAN) is a breakthrough technology in healthcare areas such as hospital and telemedicine. The human body has a complex mixture of different tissues. It is expected that the nature of propagation of electromagnetic signals is distinct in each of these tissues. This forms the base for the WBAN, which is different from other environments. In this paper, the knowledge of Ultra Wide Band (UWB) channel is explored in the WBAN (IEEE 802.15.6) system. The measurements of parameters in frequency range from 3.1–10.6 GHz are taken. The proposed system, transmits data up to 480 Mbps by using LDPC coded APSK Modulated Differential Space-Time-Frequency Coded MB-OFDM to increase the throughput and power efficiency.

Keywords: Low Density Parity Check (LDPC), Amplitude Phase Shift Key (APSK), orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), ultra-wideband (UWB), differential space-time-frequency codes (DSTFC), wireless body area network (WBAN)

DOI: 10.3233/THC-171012

Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1189-1194, 2017