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A Noise Model for Beacons in an IoT Environment

Chowdhary, Shreyans

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ECE499-Sp2017-chowdhary.pdf

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Title
A Noise Model for Beacons in an IoT Environment
Author(s)
Chowdhary, Shreyans
Contributor(s)
Sundaram, Hari
Issue Date
2017-05
Keyword(s)
  • beacons
  • Bluetooth
  • noise model
  • location fingerprinting
Date of Ingest
2017-08-18T18:48:49Z
Abstract
Bluetooth low energy is an upcoming wireless technology used by prominent researches to build a reliable indoor localization technology. This paper focuses the reliability of using such Bluetooth devices in retail environments. We carry out a series of experiments in an academic setting to evaluate the probability of receiving a packet and translate it into a noise model. These experiments are carried out for a range of broadcasting power and advertising intervals to build a robust noise model. Our noise model indicates that the probability of hearing a packet falls sub-linearly with distance. Furthermore, we develop a formula to determine the probability of receiving a packet as a function of distance, beacon power and beacon frequency.
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text
Genre of Resource
Other
Language
en
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