Abstract
Reliability and timeliness are two extremely important factors in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) that make the design of MAC protocols a challenging task. Indeed, with the popularity of these networks, it has become crucial to design an appropriate MAC protocol that provides a high level of reliability within a relatively low delay. Since numerous researchers have considered the IEEE standards 802.15.4 and 802.15.6 for WBANs, and most of the MAC protocols proposed for such networks are primarily derived from one of these two norms, it will be useful to consider the following question: which norm best supports the communication requirements in WBANs? In this context, the current paper presents a fair performance comparison of the IEEE standards 802.15.4 and 802.15.6 under WBANs based on the MAC sub-layer, and provides useful insights about the best solution to be chosen for the regular traffic applications of these networks.
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