A Scalable Wireless Body Area Sensor Network for Health-Care Monitoring

We propose a framework for real-time monitoring of wireless biosensors. This will be a scalable platform that requires minimum human interaction during setup and monitoring. The main components include: (i) biosensor/transceiver pairs, (ii) smart hardware modules to automatically setup the body area network, (iii) data delivery mechanism to an internet sever, and (iv) automatic data collection, profiling and monitoring. Such system can increase the quality of life and can significantly lower the health-care cost for everyone in general and elderlies and those with disabilities in particular. To prove the concept, an experimental platform is implemented that uses off-the-shelf components to monitor Electrocardiograph.