Article: Practical channel state aware and cooperative packet scheduling disciplines for coordinating colocated Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b devices

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TitlePractical channel state aware and cooperative packet scheduling disciplines for coordinating colocated Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b devices
AuthorsYip, HK1
Kwok, YK1
KeywordsBluetooth
Coexistence
Dual-Mode Wireless Access
Ieee 802.11B
Linux
Network Access Point (Nap)
Queueing Disciplines
Scheduling
Wireless Routers
Issue Date2007
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom
CitationComputer Communications, 2007, v. 30 n. 7, p. 1569-1587 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2007.01.010
AbstractAttempts to satisfy the demand for ubiquitous communications have resulted in a proliferation of hand-held short range communication devices based on the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) band technologies, most notably Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b. However, coexistence between Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b has become a critical issue that could severely hinder the performance achieved by user devices. In this study we performed a detailed implementation of a Linux based network access point (NAP), in which Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b interfaces are colocated. Such an NAP is crucial in supporting "hot-spot" systems targeted to serve nomadic users carrying either a Bluetooth or an IEEE 802.11b device. Specifically, the goal of our study is to investigate the efficacy of a software-based interference coordination approach, through a detailed actual implementation so as to identify system issues which are difficult to obtained by simulations. We considered a wide range of common scheduling algorithms as the possible solutions in a Linux environment to estimate the interference effects as viewed from the network layer perspective. Upon our investigation, two wireless scheduling algorithms based on Channel State Independent Fair Queueing (CIFQ) were implemented in Linux to test their empirical performance under this NAP application. Finally, guided by our practical findings, we proposed and implemented two new packet scheduling algorithms in Linux to provide the best trade-offs to colocated Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b traffics, as well as QoS support for different applications. Our results show that dynamic priorities and cooperative transmissions between Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b traffic can effectively protect both interfaces from interference. We also compared our proposed scheme with two MAC layer approaches. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
ISSN0140-3664
2011 Impact Factor: 1.044
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.049
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2007.01.010
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dc.contributor.authorYip, HK
dc.contributor.authorKwok, YK
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:33:04Z
dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:33:04Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractAttempts to satisfy the demand for ubiquitous communications have resulted in a proliferation of hand-held short range communication devices based on the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) band technologies, most notably Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b. However, coexistence between Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b has become a critical issue that could severely hinder the performance achieved by user devices. In this study we performed a detailed implementation of a Linux based network access point (NAP), in which Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b interfaces are colocated. Such an NAP is crucial in supporting "hot-spot" systems targeted to serve nomadic users carrying either a Bluetooth or an IEEE 802.11b device. Specifically, the goal of our study is to investigate the efficacy of a software-based interference coordination approach, through a detailed actual implementation so as to identify system issues which are difficult to obtained by simulations. We considered a wide range of common scheduling algorithms as the possible solutions in a Linux environment to estimate the interference effects as viewed from the network layer perspective. Upon our investigation, two wireless scheduling algorithms based on Channel State Independent Fair Queueing (CIFQ) were implemented in Linux to test their empirical performance under this NAP application. Finally, guided by our practical findings, we proposed and implemented two new packet scheduling algorithms in Linux to provide the best trade-offs to colocated Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b traffics, as well as QoS support for different applications. Our results show that dynamic priorities and cooperative transmissions between Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b traffic can effectively protect both interfaces from interference. We also compared our proposed scheme with two MAC layer approaches. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationComputer Communications, 2007, v. 30 n. 7, p. 1569-1587 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2007.01.010
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2007.01.010
dc.identifier.epage1587
dc.identifier.hkuros131041
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000246334800013
dc.identifier.issn0140-3664
2011 Impact Factor: 1.044
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.049
dc.identifier.issue7
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-34047177435
dc.identifier.spage1569
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/155363
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Communications
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsComputer Communications. Copyright © Elsevier BV.
dc.subjectBluetooth
dc.subjectCoexistence
dc.subjectDual-Mode Wireless Access
dc.subjectIeee 802.11B
dc.subjectLinux
dc.subjectNetwork Access Point (Nap)
dc.subjectQueueing Disciplines
dc.subjectScheduling
dc.subjectWireless Routers
dc.titlePractical channel state aware and cooperative packet scheduling disciplines for coordinating colocated Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b devices
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong