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Channel Characteristic and Link Quality Assessment of ZigBee Under Wi-Fi Interference

Wi-Fi 간섭 환경에서 ZigBee 소자의 채널 특성 및 링크 품질 평가

  • Ahn, Seong-Beom (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyeon-Ho (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Sang-Jin (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Rho, Do-Hwan (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Pan, Jae-Kyung (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2012.10.04
  • Accepted : 2012.11.08
  • Published : 2012.11.30

Abstract

In this paper, we have measured PRR, RSSI and LQI of ZigBee channels under Wi-Fi environment and have assessed channel characteristic and link quality. To confirm any relationship among RSSI, LQI values and PRR under Wi-Fi interference in overlapping and non-overlapping channels of Wi-Fi and ZigBee, the experiments were performed without Wi-Fi, with Wi-Fi and file download through Wi-Fi. Under Wi-Fi interference, We perfomed experiments to ensure channel characteristics and link quality by fixing Wi-Fi and ZigBee receiver and varying the distance between ZigBee receiver and transmitter. ZigBee transmitter sends packet of 256 bits every second to ZigBee receiver. PRR was measured from ZigBee with variance of distance between fixed Wi-Fi and ZigBee. RSSI, LQI, PRR were measured from ZigBee with fixed Wi-Fi, fixed ZigBee receiver and variance of distance of ZigBee transmitter. As a result, we confirmed decrease of PRR under Wi-Fi interference but RSSI, LQI values similar regardless of overlapped or non-overlapped channel and Wi-Fi interference. Therefore, PRR should be used for interference detection in ZigBee communication under Wi-Fi environment but RSSI and LQI are not appreciate.

본 논문에서는 Wi-Fi 환경에서 ZigBee 통신 시 채널별 특성 및 링크 품질을 나타내는 PRR, RSSI, LQI를 측정하고 평가하였다. Wi-Fi의 간섭에 의하여 Wi-Fi와 ZigBee의 겹치는 채널과 겹치지 않는 채널에서의 RSSI와 LQI 값이 PRR과 어떠한 관계가 있는지를 확인하기 위해 Wi-Fi 껐을 때와 켰을 때, 그리고 Wi-Fi를 이용하여 파일 다운로드 시 세 가지 경우에 대하여 실험하였다. Wi-Fi 간섭 환경에서 ZigBee 채널 특성 및 링크 품질 측정을 위해서 Wi-Fi와 ZigBee 수신단을 고정한 상태에서 ZigBee 수신단과 송신단 사이의 거리를 변화시켜가며 실험하였다. ZigBee 송신단은 ZigBee 수신단으로 매초 256 bits의 패킷을 보낸다. Wi-Fi 송신단과 ZigBee 수신단 위치에 따른 PRR값을 채널별로 측정하였고, ZigBee의 송, 수신단의 위치에 따른 RSSI와 PRR, LQI와 PRR을 역시 앞에서의 세 가지 경우에 대하여 측정하였다. 그 결과 Wi-Fi의 영향이 없을 때는 PRR 및 RSSI, LQI가 채널에 관계없이 비슷하였고, Wi-Fi의 영향이 커질수록 PRR의 값이 ZigBee와 겹치는 채널에서는 감소하였지만, 겹치지 않는 채널에서는 비슷하였다. 또한, RSSI와 LQI의 값은 Wi-Fi의 영향과 채널에 관계없이 비슷함을 확인하였다. 따라서 Wi-Fi 환경에서 ZigBee 통신의 간섭 탐지를 위해서 RSSI와 LQI의 사용은 적절하지 않으며, PRR을 이용해야 함을 알 수 있다.

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