Table 1 Format of the designed frames
From: A statistical frame based TDMA protocol for human body communication
Name of frame | Frame format | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beacon frame | Frame type | Recipient address | Sender address | Time synchronization | CRC | |
1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | 2 Bytes | 2 Bytes | ||
Request frame | Frame type | Recipient address | Sender address | Number of request slots | CRC | |
1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | 2 Bytes | ||
Statistical frame | Frame type | Recipient address | Sender address | Total time slots | Node serial number and time slots | CRC |
1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | 2 Bytes | 2 \( N \) bytes | 2 Bytes | |
Data/emergency frame | Frame type | Recipient address | Sender address | Frame sequence | Data | CRC |
1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | \( L \) Bytes | 2 Bytes | |
Acknowledge \( L \) frame | Frame type | Recipient address | Sender address | Time synchronization | Node serial number and time slots | CRC |
1 Byte | 1 Byte | 1 Byte | 2 Bytes | 2 \( N \) Bytes | 2 Bytes | |