Proposal of a MAC strategy for a Bluetooth based WLAN and performance evaluation in realistic channel conditions
Gianni Pasolini, Marco Chiani, Roberto Verdone · 2002
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.