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Table 1 Bluetooth vs. ZigBee

From: Medical long-distance monitoring system based on internet of things

 

Bluetooth (v1)

ZigBee

Protocol stack

250 kb

< 32 kb (4 kb)

Range

10–100 m

30–100 m

Link rate

1 Mbps

250 kbps

Battery

Rechargeable

Non-rechargeable

Devices

8

2^16

Air interface

FHSS

DSSS

Usage

Frequently

Infrequently

Network join time

Long

Short

Extendibility

No

Yes

Security

PIN, 64 bit, 128 Bit

128 bit, AES