Task Group 6: Body Area Networks
As of December 2011, the IEEE 802.15.6 task group has approved a draft of a standard for Body Area Network (BAN) technologies. The draft was approved on July 22, 2011 by Letter Ballot to start the Sponsor Ballot process. Task Group 6 was formed in November 2007 to focus on a low-power and short-range wireless standard to be optimized for devices and operation on, in, or around the human body (but not limited to humans) to serve a variety of applications including medical, consumer electronics, and personal entertainment.
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