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Impact of Bluetooth on 802.11b and vice-versa
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Test Setup
802.11b
Interference area
10, 20, 30 m distance
802.11b
15 dBm 802.11b antenna
1 m
0 dBm Bluetooth antenna
BT
Chariot Throughput SW (End Point client)
6 m
Chariot Throughput SW (Server)
BT
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Impact on Bluetooth
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Impact of 802.11 on BT, antennas 6 inches apart
802.11b turned on here, off here
Throughput reduction .9Mbps/.56Mbps 16
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Impact of 802.11 on BT, antennas 12 inches apart
802.11b turned on here, off here
Throughput reduction .8Mbps/.56Mbps 14
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Impact on 802.11b
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Impact of BT on 802.11, antennas 6 inches apart
Bluetooth turned on here
Throughput reduction .4Mbps/2.02Mbps 20
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Impact of BT on 802.11, antennas 12 inches apart
Bluetooth turned on here
Throughput reduction .4Mbps/2.2Mbps 18
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Beyond one foot...
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Impact of BT on 802.11b, 802.11b AP 10 meters away
Bluetooth turned on here
Throughput reduction .1Mbps/2.1Mbps 5
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Impact of BT on 802.11b, 802.11b AP 20 meters away
Bluetooth turned on here
Throughput reduction .3Mbps/2.1Mbps 14
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Impact of BT on 802.11b, 802.11b AP 30 meters away
Bluetooth turned on here
Throughput reduction .4Mbps/2.6Mbps 15
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Conclusion
Interruption of the communications is the
precursor to war Phantom Menace, a Star Wars
movie
A prescription for a peaceful coexistence in
communication standards Do not affect my
throughput by more than 10. Or I will jam you
and you will therefore suffer a throughput loss
as well. And in this game, lack of coexistence
means that there are no winnersonly losers.