Abstract:
As a consequence of the diffusion of wireless systems operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, harmful interference among heterogeneous networks is becoming a serious issue for...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
As a consequence of the diffusion of wireless systems operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, harmful interference among heterogeneous networks is becoming a serious issue for their performance. This paper is focused on IEEE 802.15.4 WSNs undergoing the interference of co-located IEEE 802.11b/g WLANs or Bluetooth piconets. On the basis of energy measurements carried out using a standard-compliant testbed, the statistics of the interfering energy are characterized for an extensive set of traffic conditions. Then the impact of each interference pattern onto a practical WSN application is analyzed in terms of packet loss rate at the application layer. The last part of the paper introduces a channel selection algorithm based on the estimation of the information-theoretic capacity of the considered channels.
Date of Conference: 26-29 April 2009
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 12 June 2009
CD:978-1-4244-2517-4
Print ISSN: 1550-2252