Hub, relay node, and node for reconfiguring active state position in wireless body area network (wban), and communication method thereof
AssigneesSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
InventorsChang Soon PARK, Young Soo KIM, Hyo Sun HWANG, Sung Yeon KIM, Jeong Ahn KWON, Jang Won LEE
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Abstract
Provided are a hub, a relay node, and a node for reconfiguring an active time position of a node in a WBAN. An active time position of the node may be reconfigured based on information associated with an active time position of a candidate relay node that the node desires to use as a relay node.
Claims10
A communication method of a hub in a wireless body area network(WBAN) comprising the hub, a relay node, and a node that communicates with the hub via the relay node, the method comprising:
- transmitting information associated with an active time position of a candidate relay node to the relay node;
- receiving, from the node via the relay node, a connection request signal requesting connection with the candidate relay node;
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- transmitting a connection assignment signal assigning the connection with the candidate relay node, in response to the connection request signal.
A hub in a wireless body area network(WBAN) comprising the hub, a relay node, and a node that communicates with the hub via the relay node, the hub comprising:
- a receiver to receive, from the node via the relay node, a connection request signal requesting connection with the candidate relay node;
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- a transmitter to transmit information associated with the active time position of the candidate relay node to the relay node, and to transmit a connection assignment signal assigning the connection with the candidate relay node, in response to the connection request signal.
A terminal that communicates with a node via a relay node included in a wireless body area network (WBAN), the terminal comprising:
- a receiver to receive active time information of one or more neighboring nodes included in the WBAN;
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- a transmitter to transmit active time information of the one or more neighboring nodes to the node that is currently using the relay node to communicate with the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.