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Collection Methods for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth I/Q Recordings in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Bands with Low-Cost Software Defined Radios

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Author(s)

Stefan Tschimben, Siddhartha Subray, Aric Sanders, Adam Wunderlich

Abstract

This report documents collection methods for radio frequency in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) recordings of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth emissions in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz unlicensed bands using low-cost software defined radios. The aim of this effort was to acquire datasets that could be used to aid the development of computational models for emissions from real-world communication hardware. The complete datasets are publicly available at https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2731.
Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 2237
Report Number
2237

Keywords

I/Q Data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Citation

Tschimben, S. , Subray, S. , Sanders, A. and Wunderlich, A. (2022), Collection Methods for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth I/Q Recordings in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Bands with Low-Cost Software Defined Radios, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2237, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935307 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created September 27, 2022, Updated November 29, 2022
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