Proposal of a MAC strategy for a Bluetooth based WLAN and performance evaluation in realistic channel conditions

Author

Pasolini, Gianni ; Chiani, Marco ; Verdone, Roberto

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Inf. e Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

Sep/Oct 2001

Abstract

The most recent development in the field of mobile wireless ad-hoc networks is constituted by the Bluetooth wireless technology which allows users to make effortless, wireless, instant and low cost connections between various communication devices. Even if Bluetooth has not been specifically designed for WLAN, the possibility to establish low cost wireless connections makes this technology attractive also for the world of WLAN. In this paper we assess by means of a simulative approach, the performance of a Bluetooth based WLAN adopting a token ring MAC protocol in realistic channel conditions

Keywords

access protocols; mobile radio; packet radio networks; performance evaluation; wireless LAN; Bluetooth; MAC strategy; WLAN; ad-hoc networks; mobile wireless; performance evaluation; realistic channel conditions; simulation; token ring; Ad hoc networks; Bluetooth; Costs; Frequency; Media Access Protocol; Personal area networks; Personal digital assistants; Proposals; Token networks; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2001 12th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7244-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2001.965265

Filename

965265