Interference of Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11: Simulation Modeling and Performance Evaluation

Published

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Nada T. Golmie, R E. Van Dyck, A Soltanian

Abstract

The emergence of several radio technologies such as Bluetooth, and IEEE 802.11 operating in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed ISM frequency band may lead to signal interference and result in significant performance degradation when devices are co-located in the same environment. The main goal of this paper is to present a performance evaluation of these radio systems sharing the same air space based on an integrated MAC and PHY simulation model. Our results focus on the impact of interference on Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11. We use several simulation scenarios and measure performance in terms of packet loss, residual number of errors, and access delay.

Proceedings Title

Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Moblie Systems, International Workshop | 4th | International Workshop on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Moblie Systems | Association for Computing Machinery

Conference Dates

July 16-21, 2001

Conference Location

Rome, IT

Conference Title

ACM International Workshop on Modeling Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

bluetooth, coexistence, IEEE 802.11, interface, WLANs, WPANs

Citation

Golmie, N. , Van, R. and Soltanian, A. (2001), Interference of Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11: Simulation Modeling and Performance Evaluation, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Moblie Systems, International Workshop | 4th | International Workshop on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Moblie Systems | Association for Computing Machinery, Rome, IT, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=151075 (Accessed October 18, 2025)