Communication and Information Technologies

The impact of electromagnetic waves, and consequently of wireless and mobile transmissions, on human health represented an open debate for many years. That is why, for example, demonstrations take place regularly against the installation of new transmission antennas in urban areas. In this paper, we propose a service aiming at limiting the exposure level of individuals to electromagnetic radiation in some areas. This could be achieved thanks to a dynamic adaptation of transmission parameters (frequency, power, etc.), for example. The proposed service defines some components implementing the intelligence required to compute the exposure level of a person and to carry out the adapted actions. It also relies on a signalling protocol that integrates an "Electromagnetic Wave Exposure" component which groups the parameters required to manage the exposure level of sensitive persons. To our knowledge, there is no solution providing a similar service to reduce the exposure level of sensitive persons to electromagnetic radiation. Moreover, by controlling the electromagnetic radiation exposure level of individuals, our proposal may lead to the limitation of electromagnetic waves. This will also help to meet the energy-saving constraints that future networks, particularly 5G, should be able to meet.