Bluetooth scatternet with a master/slave bridge: a queueing theoretic analysis

Abstract

We analyze a Bluetooth scatternet with two piconets linked through a master/slave (MS) bridge using a queueing theoretic approach. We derive analytical results for the probability distribution of access delay and end-to-end delay, for both intra- and inter-piconet bursty traffic. We discuss the impact of various traffic parameters on performance, and give some guidelines to help maintain the performance within acceptable limits. All analytical results are confirmed through simulation.