Energy-efficient Relay MAC with Dynamic Power Control in Wireless Body Area Networks |
Cai, Xuelian
(State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networkx, Xidian University)
Yuan, Jingjing (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networkx, Xidian University) Yuan, Xiaoming (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networkx, Xidian University) Zhu, Wu (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networkx, Xidian University) Li, Jiandong (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networkx, Xidian University) Li, Changle (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networkx, Xidian University) Ullah, Sana (College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University) |
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