A MIDDLEWARE FRAMEWORK PROVIDING ADAPTIVE QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR BLUETOOTH
Thor Egil Skaug · Research Exchange (Washington State University) · 2004
Bluetooth was originally conceived as a replacement for wires on human interface devices such as keyboards and headsets.More recently, its range has been extended such that it has the potential to become a viable and inexpensive alterative to other wireless technologies.However, its suitability for more gene ral-purpose applications and traffic is an open question, especially with regards to application-level quality of service (QoS) control.This thesis analyzes the QoS mechanisms and hooks Bluetooth provides in terms of their potential as a building block for middleware-level mechanisms.In particular, the ability to add higher-level mechanisms useful for adapting to changing conditions on a wireless link is assessed.The thesis describes the design and implementation of a configurable set of middleware-le vel mechanisms that provides such adaptation, and provides an experimental evaluation of this framework.