An Assessment Of The Performance Of Bluetooth As A Broadcasting Channel
Sameerchand Pudaruth, Hemant K. Ramdolin, Amar Bissoonee · 2010
This research looks into assessing the potential of using Bluetooth as a broadcasting medium for transmission of data files among Bluetooth-enabled devices. The effect of several parameters such as data file types and sizes, distance, barriers and interference from other wireless technologies on the system were tested. The software was written in Java in order to allow interoperability across multiple platforms. It was programmed to discover all Bluetooth-enabled devices within its range irrespective of the number of devices present and then broadcast multimedia content to these devices. This study shows that Bluetooth broadcasting would be appropriate for any file types not exceeding 500 KB in size. It was further noted that performance degrades in conditions where there is interference due to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well as obstruction due to barriers and in broad sunlight.