Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Proposal for Wireless BAN Frequency Band Allocation] Date Submitted: [12 Nov.,2007] Source: [(1) Hyungsoo Lee, Cheolhyo Lee, Jaeyoung Kim, and (2) Kyungsup Kwak] Company: [(1) Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) (2) Inha University] Address: [(1) 161 Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, KOREA, (2) 401 Inha Venture Chanupkwan #253 Yonghyendong Namgu Inchon, KOREA] Voice: [(1) +82-42-860-5620, (2) +82-32-860-7461], FAX: [(1) +82-42-860-5218, (2) +82-32-876-7349] E-Mail: [(1) hsulee@etri.re.kr, clee7@ etri.re.kr, jyk@etri.re.kr, (2) kskwak@inha.ac.kr] Abstract: [This document presents frequency band allocation for Wireless BAN considering the international frequency usage of medical and wearable applications] Purpose: [Contribution to IEEE 802.15 SGban] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

2. Proposal for Wireless BAN Frequency Band Allocation Hyungsoo Lee, Cheolhyo Lee, Jaeyoung Kim Kyungsup Kwak Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Inha University Republic of Korea

3. WBAN Classification • Application : Medical/CE • Radio Propagation : Implant/On-Body/Out-Body • Data Rate : Low Rate/Medium Rate BAN Non-Medical BAN Medical BAN Implant (Low Rate/Medium Rate) Wearable Medical (Low Rate/Medium Rate) Wearable CE (Low Rate/Medium Rate) Implanted glucose sensor Body surface forwarder Insulin pump

4. 1 Gbit/s Wireless USB(UWB) Body Area Network 100 Mbit/s IEEE 802.11 a/b/g 10 Mbit/s Bluetooth 1 Mbit/s 100 kbit/s ZigBee 10 kbit/s 1 kbit/s 2 mW 5 mW 10 mW 20 mW 50 mW 100 mW 200 mW 500 mW 1000 mW What Frequency Band? • Consideration for band selection • Single-band or Multi-band

5. International Frequency Band • Usage of common international frequency band • MICS Band • ISM Band • UWB Band MICS (Medical Implant Communications System) WMTS (Wireless Medical Telemetry Service)

6. MICS Frequency Band • ITU • 401~406MHz : Meteorological aids service • Recommend to use 401~406MHz band for both MICS and Meteorological aids service in 1998 • USA, EU, Korea, Japan • USA(1999, FCC Part95), EU(2002), Korea(2007), Japan(2005) allocate 402~405 MHz (3MHz band, 300kHz/1ch) as MICS • Regulation • LBT(Listen-Before-Talk) with adaptive frequency agile • 10 chnnels(300kHz/ch), 25uW EIRP 402 403 401 404 405 406 MHz 401 406 402 405 402 405 402 405

7. Wearable Medical Band: MedRadio/MEDS • USA • New frequency Assignment in 2008 : MedRadio (Medical Radio) • Available to use Body-worn devices • MedRaio band assigned 401~406 MHz including 401~402/405~406 MHz • Regulation : 100kHz/channel • Europe • ECC report 92 (2006) : MEDS (MEdical Data Service) • Medical devices for in-body or out-body communication • Regulation : 100kHz/channel • Others • May use common frequency band of 401~406 MHz defined by ITU without inferference

8. Proposal for Wireless BAN frequency allocation • Medical low rate application : MedRadio band • Others : ISM or UWB band 402 405 Low rate MICS Implant Image Data compression(MPEG) Medium rate Medical 401 406 Low rate MICS Wearable Medical 2.4 2.5 3.1 10.6 Medium rate ISM UWB OR Wearable CE ISM UWB Low rate/Medium Rate OR