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BLE and IEEE 802.15.4 in the IoT: Evaluation and Interoperability Considerations

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Internet of Things. IoT Infrastructures (IoT360 2015)

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As the Internet of Things is gaining momentum, low-power communication technologies proliferate. In this paper, we focus on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 (CSMA, Low-power listening, and TSCH), and advocate low-power IPv6 for interoperability between the two. We perform a thorough experimental comparison of their link-layer performance, both in idle radio environment and when facing heavy (controlled) external interference. Our results suggest that both technologies can achieve interesting and complementary latency-energy trade-offs. Based on our results, we discuss possible interoperability between BLE and IEEE 802.15.4 and present related open issues.

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    In this paper we use ‘IEEE 802.15.4’ and ‘802.15.4’ interchangeably.

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    This has been increased to 251 bytes in Bluetooth 4.2 [6].

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    PrithviRaj Narendra, Simon Duquennoy & Thiemo Voigt

  2. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Thiemo Voigt

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  4. Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Trnava, Slovakia

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Narendra, P., Duquennoy, S., Voigt, T. (2016). BLE and IEEE 802.15.4 in the IoT: Evaluation and Interoperability Considerations. In: Mandler, B., et al. Internet of Things. IoT Infrastructures. IoT360 2015. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 170. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47075-7_47

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