Characterization of dynamic wireless body area network channels during walking

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Table 2 Average channel gain and standard deviation of on-body channels

Number	Channel name	Propagation		TX antenna		RX antenna		Overall
		Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Mean	STD
		[dB]	[dB]	[dB]	[dB]	[dB]	[dB]	[dB]	[dB]
1	Chest-to-back	− 29.97	0.31	− 28.17	0	− 29.49	0	− 87.63	0.31
2	Chest-to-hand	− 37.31	6.62	− 23.93	3.38	− 13.80	2.61	− 75.04	7.11
3	Chest-to-thigh	− 28.36	2.01	− 20.96	0	− 19.12	1.62	− 68.44	1.88
4	Chest-to-ear	− 34.70	1.14	− 19.61	0	− 19.69	0	− 74.00	1.14
5	Back-to-hand	− 42.27	4.24	− 25.19	3.05	− 14.42	4.40	− 81.88	5.89
6	Back-to-thigh	− 38.67	7.30	− 30.51	0	− 27.59	1.17	− 96.77	6.66
7	Back-to-ear	− 43.43	2.29	− 20.95	0	− 11.66	0	− 76.03	2.29
8	Hand-to-thigh	− 20.38	4.01	− 15.34	3.57	− 13.57	2.24	− 49.30	3.54
9	Hand-to-ear	− 28.77	3.41	− 12.04	1.17	− 13.89	1.78	− 54.69	2.70
10	Thigh-to-ear	− 35.01	3.36	− 22.01	2.59	− 19.31	0	− 76.34	4.92