Title :
Considerations on link and system throughput of Bluetooth networks
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Eurolab Deutschland GmbH, Nurnberg, Germany
Abstract :
The radio network performance of a large number of Bluetooth piconets is investigated in this contribution. Asynchronous packet data connections are considered exclusively. Continuously transmitting piconets as well as partially loaded piconets with constant average user bit rate (according to a WWW traffic model) are treated. All piconets are located in a single room. It turns out that Bluetooth provides a large capacity for data connections. Under normal load conditions, the link throughput is degraded only marginally by interference. Several hundred simultaneous WWW sessions are feasible in the considered scenario. A maximum aggregate system throughput of about 18 Mbit/s can be obtained. In general, long and uncoded Bluetooth packet types should be preferred for data transmission, since they provide for the largest throughput in most interference conditions
Keywords :
Internet; data communication; packet radio networks; radiofrequency interference; 18 Mbit/s; Bluetooth networks; Bluetooth piconets; WWW sessions; asynchronous packet data connections; capacity; continuously transmitting piconets; data connections; interference; link throughput; maximum aggregate system throughput; partially loaded piconets; radio network performance; system throughput; Bit rate; Bluetooth; Degradation; Interference; Personal area networks; Radio network; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Traffic control; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2000. PIMRC 2000. The 11th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6463-5
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2000.881632
