Abstract
Several wireless personal area networks (WPAN) are described in this chapter. Bluetooth consists of two versions—basic rate/enhanced data rate (BR/EDR), and Bluetooth low energy (BLE). BR/EDR is used mostly for streaming data applications whereas BLE serves control and monitoring functions as well as one-way beacons, where very low energy consumption for long battery life is a necessity. The IEEE 802.15.4 standard and Zigbee implementations for personal area networks are designed for short-range network topologies and use in low cost, low power devices. Other WPAN standards for specific application requirements include 6LoWPAN, Thread, WirelessHART, Z-Wave, DASH7, and ANT. Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a WPAN technology that stands apart from the others from the point of view of operating frequencies, bandwidth, data rates and consequently its applications. UWB does not interfere with narrow band communications over the same frequency range, and its wide bandwidth makes it particularly suitable for short range high precision wireless distance measurement.
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