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Low Power Multi-Hop Networking Analysis in Intelligent Environments
Josu Etxaniz1, Gerardo Aranguren2
1Electronic Technology Department, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao 48013, Spain. josu.etxaniz@ehu.es.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 24, 2017
Summary
This study investigates Bluetooth multi-hop latency using low-power modes. Empirical models are provided to estimate latency for intelligent systems designers.
Area of Science:
- Embedded Systems and Wireless Communications
- Intelligent Systems and Networking
Background:
- Intelligent systems rely on advancements in sensing, embedded systems, and wireless communications.
- Bluetooth technology enables low-power multi-hop wireless networking through piconets and scatternets, facilitating ambient intelligent networks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate multi-hop latency in Bluetooth networks using low-power modes.
- To develop empirical models for estimating latency in Bluetooth multi-hop communications.
Main Methods:
- Experimental investigation of multi-hop latency using Bluetooth park and sniff low-power modes.
- Implementation of a hardware test bench for empirical data collection.
- Development of empirical models to estimate latency over Bluetooth Asynchronous Connectionless Links (ACL).
Main Results:
- Quantification of multi-hop latency in Bluetooth low-power modes.
- Provision of empirical models for latency estimation in Bluetooth multi-hop networks.
- Demonstration of the feasibility of low-power multi-hop networking with Bluetooth.
Conclusions:
- The developed empirical models provide valuable latency estimations for Bluetooth multi-hop communications.
- These models will aid designers of devices and networks for intelligent systems.
- Bluetooth low-power modes are suitable for establishing ambient intelligent networks with manageable latency.
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