Abstract
This paper considers issues such as residential coverage and achievable bit rate using the Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) standard. Link budget analysis is
performed by combining detailed link level physical layer simulations with site specific power predictions from a state-of-the-art indoor propagation model. Assuming a
ImW transmit unit, coverage plots are generated at 2.4 GHz for an example single and multi-storey residential environment. The investigation considers Bluetooth data
medium (OM) and data high (DH) packet types. Results for the transmission of symmetric asynchronous data link (ACL) packets are used to discuss the bit rate capabilities
of various time-bounded and non-time bounded Bluetooth enabled consumer electronic devices. To meet the bit rate needs of future consumer electronic devices, QPSK, 16-
QAM and 64-QAM are proposed as possible
enhancements to the current GFSK mode. Using physical layer simulations, the coverage and data rate performance of these new modes are analysed and compared with those of standard Bluetooth. The use of linear receive
architectures and coherent modulation, although adding signifcantly to the unit cost, is shown to signifcantly improve radio sensitivity. Results indicate that high bit
rate QAM operation is now possible over an extended coverage area.
| Translated title of the contribution | Consumer electronics application and coverage constraints using bluetooth and proposed bluetooth evolution technologies |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Article number | Issue 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 283 - 293 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2001 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Rose publication type: Journal article
Sponsorship: A.K. Arumugam and B.S. Lee wish to thank the Overseas Research Scholarship (ORs), UK for the financial support provided in funding this work. In addition, A.K. Arumugam also wishes to thank the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), UK for the financial support provided by the Robinson Research Fellowship fund.
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Keywords
- Bluetooth
- Personal Area Network