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Numerical Channel Characterizations for Liver-Implanted Communications Considering Different Human Subjects

Pongphan LEELATIEN, Koichi ITO, Kazuyuki SAITO, Manmohan SHARMA, Akram ALOMAINY

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This paper presents a numerical study of the wireless channel characteristics of liver implants in a frequency range of 4.5-6.5GHz, considering different digital human phantoms by employing two inhomogeneous male and female models. Path loss data for in-body to on-body and in-body to off-body communication scenarios are provided. The influence of respiration-induced organ movement on signal attenuation is demonstrated. A narrower range of attenuation deviation is observed in the female model as compared to the male model. The path loss data in the female body is between 40-80dB which is around 5-10dB lower than the male model. Path loss data for the in-body to off-body scenario in both models suggest that in-body propagation is the main component of total path loss in the channel. The results demonstrate that channel characteristics are subject dependent, and thus indicate the need to take subject dependencies into consideration when investigating in-body communication channels.

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E102-B No.4 pp.876-883
Publication Date
2019/04/01
Publicized
2018/10/22
Online ISSN
1745-1345
DOI
10.1587/transcom.2018EBP3050
Type of Manuscript
PAPER
Category
Antennas and Propagation

Authors

Pongphan LEELATIEN
  Chiba University
Koichi ITO
  Chiba University
Kazuyuki SAITO
  Chiba University
Manmohan SHARMA
  the Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Akram ALOMAINY
  University of London

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