Delay Analysis of GTS Bridging between IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE 802.11 Networks for Healthcare Applications

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Number of bridges</td><td align="center">20–200</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><i>SO</i> (802.15.4)</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><i>BO</i> (802.15.4)</td><td align="center">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Raw data rate (802.15.4)</td><td align="center">250 Kbps</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Superframe size (802.15.4)</td><td align="center">480 bytes</td></tr><tr><td align="left">MAC and payload data rate for 802.11b</td><td align="center">2 Mbps</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Payload size of 802.11b packet</td><td align="center">10 slots at 2 Mbps</td></tr><tr><td align="left">IEEE 802.11 physical + MAC header size</td><td align="center">16.4 slots</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Parameters used in the analytical modeling.

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Table 3: Delay Analysis of GTS Bridging between IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE 802.11 Networks for Healthcare Applications 