Energy efficient and load balanced priority queue algorithm for Wireless Body Area Network

Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is a recent technology for improving the quality of life. Due to the unique requirements and specific characteristics of WBAN, monitoring the health conditions of remote patients is a critical and demanding task in recent days. During the data transmission process, MAC protocols are utilizing different standards such as IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.15.4, but they are fail to increase data rate, energy wastage, inefficient for bursty traffic, and delay. This paper introduces a new Energy Efficient and Load Balanced Priority Queue Algorithm (ELBPQA) using IEEE 802.15.6 standard to transmit critical data with minimum delay. At first, the packet received from the personalized device is classified based on the location. If it is generated from the local, it will be scheduled based on the data priority and if it is received from the remote area, the packet will be scheduled based on its deadline. In this work, the priority is provided in three different levels including high priority, medium priority, and low priority. Based on its priority, the data is scheduled and transmitted with the help of the hardware scheduler. The experimental results show the better performance compared with the existing mechanisms in terms of throughput, packet delivery ratio, delay, and power consumption.