Comparative Study of Bluetooth, ZigBee and Bus Communication under Different Usage Scenarios

Abstract

In the modern communication markets, thousands of communication methods are available for different situations, among these different means of communication, the ZigBee protocol, IEEE 802.15, and the derivative protocols provided possible solutions of cheap and energy-saving wireless communication methods, which were considered major members of modern communication. However, these technologies carried the drawbacks like low data rate and difficulties to build a complicated system. On one other hand, wired communications like Bus communications have features like high data rate and high data quality, on the other hand, the volume of hardware and the cost were the two biggest disadvantages of this technology. As communication measures are getting more and more important, discussion in this field is becoming more and more necessary. In this paper, multiple technologies would be discussed from the angles of principle, current situation, and advantages and flaws. Next, these technologies would be discussed under different scenarios that could be faced in the daily life of common people, industrial fields and other uses, then compared from several perspectives to select the one that fits the situation best.