Bouachir, OnsMnaouer, Adel BenTouati, Farid2020-01-292020-01-2920162016Bouachir, O., Ben Mnaouer, A., & Touati, F. (2016). PEAM: A polymorphic, energy-aware MAC protocol for WBAN. In 2016 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications, ICT 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT.2016.75004919781509019908http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICT.2016.7500491http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/67This conference paper is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this conference paper is published in 2016 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT) (2016), available online at: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT.2016.7500491.In remote healthcare monitoring and care delivery, obtaining the right information at the right time is critical. For these systems, designing an efficient MAC protocol that is able to meet the challenges on network quality such as throughput, latency, data reliability and energy saving is an imperative task. This paper presents a polymorphic, multi-behavioral MAC protocol called PEAM (Polymorphic, Energy-Aware MAC Protocol) designed to support WBANs used in ubiquitous healthcare monitoring systems. The adaptability feature characterizing the protocol is essential in handling different patients' health states. PEAM was designed based on cross-layer constructs that allow across the layers synchronization and coordination orchestrated by the application layer and targeting the Data link layer services. PEAM has also been enabled to interplay with IPv6 networks through interaction with the 6LowPAN middleware. This protocol was evaluated and compared to the well-known IEEE 802.15.4 standard using the network simulator OMNET++, and exhibited clear superiority. © 2016 IEEE.enPermission to reuse abstract has been secured from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.Cross-layer designEnergy efficiencyInternet of Things (IoT)MAC protocolPolymorphic protocolsWBANEnergy conservationHealth careInternet protocolsMedium access controlMiddlewarePower managementStandardsWireless local area networks (WLAN)Application layersCross-layer designHealthcare monitoringIEEE 802.15.4 standardsNetwork simulatorsUbiquitous health carePower management (telecommunication)Conference PaperCopyright : 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.