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	Body Area Network (BAN)

Body Area Network (BAN)

Formal	A wireless network of wearable computing devices and physiological sensors, which may even be embedded inside the body. A key use case for BANs is e-Health applications. Read More
Practical	A BAN may also be referred to as a WBAN (wireless body area network) or a BSN (body sensor network). A key use case for BANs is e-Health applications. Read More
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Formal

A wireless network of wearable computing devices and physiological sensors, which may even be embedded inside the body. A key use case for BANs is e-Health applications.

Practical

A BAN may also be referred to as a WBAN (wireless body area network) or a BSN (body sensor network). A key use case for BANs is e-Health applications.

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Body Area Network (BAN)