Bluetooth interference with Wireless 802.11 LAN

Original Post: Bluetooth interference with wireless 802.11 LAN? (SIG Forum) Date: 2000-03-29

Many rumours have started saying that Bluetooth devices will interfer with 802.11 :

One reply states that: A Bluetooth device would not interfere with other 802.11 devices much more than another 802.11 device would interefere. While more collisions are possible with the introduction of a Bluetooth device, they are also possible with the introduction of another 802.11 device, or a new 2.4 GHz cordless phone for that matter. But, BlueTooth devices are usually low-power, so the effects that a Bluetooth device may have on an 802.11 network, if any, aren't far-reaching.

For more details on Bluetooth and 2.4GHz WLANs also see:

Bluetooth voice and data performance in 802.11DS WLAN environment and Microwave Oven Interference on Wireless LANs Operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM Band in our Document Downloads section*.
Bluetooth and Wireless LAN Resources*.
The 2-part Bluetooth & 802.11b article in our Bluetooth Articles section*.

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