Plain Text: A. Samanta and S. Misra, "Energy-Efficient and Distributed Network Management Cost Minimization in Opportunistic Wireless Body Area Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 376-389, 1 Feb. 2018. doi: 10.1109/TMC.2017.2708713 ********************************** BibTex: @ARTICLE{7934392, author={A. {Samanta} and S. {Misra}}, journal={IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing}, title={Energy-Efficient and Distributed Network Management Cost Minimization in Opportunistic Wireless Body Area Networks}, year={2018}, volume={17}, number={2}, pages={376-389}, keywords={body area networks;energy conservation;minimisation;patient monitoring;quality of service;radiofrequency interference;telecommunication network management;telecommunication network reliability;telecommunication network topology;telecommunication power management;distributed network management cost minimization;opportunistic Wireless Body Area Networks;efficient data transmission;data dissemination delay;opportunistic transient connectivity establishment algorithm;on-body network topology;energy management cost;network management cost minimization framework;network throughput;data dissemination costs;opportunistic WBAN;reliable data transmission;network performance;limb movements;energy-efficient network management cost minimization;body movements;interBAN communication units;intraBAN communication units;quality-of-service;QoS;network throughput guarantees;link-quality;access points;WBAN-equipped patients;physiological data;local servers;data dissemination delay minimization;dynamic connectivity minimization;interference management minimization;Quality of service;Data dissemination;Body area networks;Wireless communication;Energy consumption;Reliability;Delays;Wireless body area networks;QoS;fairness;energy efficient;network management cost;cost minimization}, doi={10.1109/TMC.2017.2708713}, ISSN={2161-9875}, month={Feb},}