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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Wireless Communication

Background:

  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is prevalent in consumer electronics, offering potential for data collection.
  • Opportunistic Sensor Data Collection (OSDC) is viable in scenarios lacking infrastructure.
  • Mobile entities can collect sensor data when within BLE communication range.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize BLE performance for OSDC.
  • To analyze trade-offs of different OSDC approaches using BLE.
  • To evaluate the impact of key BLE configuration parameters on OSDC.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical modeling of BLE for OSDC.
  • Experimental validation of BLE performance in OSDC.
  • Performance evaluation considering crucial BLE configuration parameters.

Main Results:

  • BLE sensor nodes demonstrate a battery lifetime exceeding one year.
  • Achievable data transfer rates are approximately 10 Mbit/day in OSDC settings.
  • Performance is dependent on specific BLE configuration parameters and OSDC approaches.

Conclusions:

  • BLE is a suitable technology for long-lasting OSDC with mobile entities.
  • Careful configuration of BLE parameters is essential for optimizing OSDC performance.
  • OSDC using BLE offers a practical solution for data collection in infrastructure-limited environments.