Dynamic performance analysis of IEEE 802.15.4 networks under intermittent Wi-Fi interference

Mahmoud Talebi; C. Papatsimpa; Jean Paul M.G. Linnartz

doi:10.1109/PIMRC.2018.8580858

Dynamic performance analysis of IEEE 802.15.4 networks under intermittent Wi-Fi interference

Mahmoud Talebi, C. Papatsimpa, Jean Paul M.G. Linnartz

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Abstract

A ZigBee (802.15.4) lighting network is potentially vulnerable to interference by other wireless technologies that operate in the same Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency band, such as Wi-Fi (802.11). Therefore the study of coexistence between IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE 802.11/Wi-Fi is becoming more relevant than ever. In this area, literature approaches to the co-existence issue currently fall into two main categories: experimental or simulation results and analytical models which are either asymptotic (e.g., using Bianchi's assumption) and/or stationary. In contrast, in this paper we present an analytical framework in which a comprehensive study of the dynamic influence of Wi-Fi interference on ZigBee networks of arbitrary size becomes possible. We first present an application of mean field approximation to an intractable Markov model of ZigBee networks. We use this modeling approach to investigate the effect of the Wi-Fi traffic pattern on the ZigBee network performance. By taking this dynamic interaction into account, we notice major performance differences depending on the type of traffic. It also reveals that even light traffic patterns, that offer long gaps of inactivity, can hamper the ZigBee performance significantly more than previously reported Wi-Fi coexistence studies suggest.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2018
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-6009-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2018.8580858
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2018
Event	29th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2018) - Bologna, Italy Duration: 9 Sept 2018 → 12 Sept 2018

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Conference	29th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2018)
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Bologna
Period	9/09/18 → 12/09/18

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Talebi, M., Papatsimpa, C., & Linnartz, J. P. M. G. (2018). Dynamic performance analysis of IEEE 802.15.4 networks under intermittent Wi-Fi interference. In 2018 IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2018 Article 8580858 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2018.8580858

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Talebi, M, Papatsimpa, C & Linnartz, JPMG 2018, Dynamic performance analysis of IEEE 802.15.4 networks under intermittent Wi-Fi interference. in 2018 IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2018., 8580858, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, 29th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2018), Bologna, Italy, 9/09/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2018.8580858

Dynamic performance analysis of IEEE 802.15.4 networks under intermittent Wi-Fi interference. / Talebi, Mahmoud; Papatsimpa, C.; Linnartz, Jean Paul M.G.
2018 IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2018. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018. 8580858.

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