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Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is an emerging networking concept that facilitates data communication using wearable and implantable sensor nodes. Wireless health monitoring is a key area of use for WBAN technology. WBAN communication systems can be easily incorporated into health care and home environments providing various advantages, such as avoiding the requirement to visit healthcare facilities for health monitoring, providing patients with an opportunity to keep a personal health record, and possibility of monitoring health information when the patient is involved in daily activities. Wearable and implantable communication devices involved in a WBAN require having small form factor, low power consumption, and scalable data rates ranging from Kbps to Mbps. Low cost, simple hardware implementation, and low processing power are also key requirements for sensor nodes in a WBAN. Impulse …