Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b/g Coexistence Simulation

Abstract

This paper deals with the coexistence simulation of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi physical layers. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi systems share the same ISM 2.4 GHz frequency band and therefore using both systems in the same area may cause interference. A model of Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b/g physical layers was made in Mathworks Matlab Simulink environment. A new simulation of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexistence is presented. The results in graphical form are introduced as a dependence of BER on Eb/N0 and BER on power ratio of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi systems.

Keywords

• Bluetooth
• Wi-Fi
• IEEE 802.11b
• IEEE 802.11g
• Coexistence