@inproceedings{6d11bdd8d5ad487c8977715330377f55,
title = "Experimental investigation of channel capacity and signal correlation in multi-element antennas for body-centric wireless networks",
abstract = "In this paper, the benefits of using MIMO in body-centric wireless communication channels are evaluated by quantifying the correlation and capacity increase of various on-body channels for both the narrowband and the ultrawideband (UWB) frequency range. The correlation between the sub-channels are evaluated and the achievable channel capacity of a 2×2 MIMO on-body channel is compared to the SIMO and SISO case. It is found that narrowband MIMO outperforms narrowband SIMO and SISO after a certain signal-to-noise (SNR) level, with an average improvement of 1.5 bps/Hz versus SIMO and 2.5 bps/Hz improvement versus SISO for the Wrist-Waist channel. For the UWB scenario, the average improvement of MIMO versus SIMO and SISO is 4 bps/Hz and 5.5 bps/Hz, respectively, for the Wrist-Waist channel.",
keywords = "Body-area-network, Capacity evaluation, Mimo",
author = "Marwa Qaraqe and Abbasi, {Qammer H.} and Akram Alomainy and Erchin Serpedin",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1109/MeMeA.2014.6860093",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781479929207",
series = "IEEE MeMeA 2014 - IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
booktitle = "IEEE MeMeA 2014 - IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "9th IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, IEEE MeMeA 2014 ; Conference date: 11-06-2014 Through 12-06-2014",
}