An in-depth evaluation of bluetooth ad hoc networks
Teletraffic Engineering in the Internet EraProceedings of the International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-I7, volume 4 of Teletraffic Science and Engineering, Elsevier, (2001)DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1388-3437(01)80130-X
Abstract
The emergence of Bluetooth as a default radio interface allows handheld electronic devices to be instantly interconnected into ad hoc networks. These short range ad hoc wireless networks, called piconets, operate in the unlicensed 2.45 Ghz \ISM\ (Industrial-Scientific-Medical) band where up to eight devices may be used to configure single or overlapping piconets. This creates interference on the device from other devices operating in the same frequency band including microwaves and devices enabling various wireless ŁAN\ standards. This papers uses a signal capture model to study piconet \MAC\ performance. Furthermore, simulations are used to validate the throughput obtained from this model. These results reveal important performance implications of the effect of piconets interference on throughput.