ANT vs BLE

[Nakul Nair]

In my current case there is a relay node to which want to send RSSI values of beacons nearby and then relay the same information across other relay nodes in the network, So which protocol should I use BLE Mesh or ANT? What is the difference? Can we use BLE and ANT protocol at the same time?

[Bjørn Kvaale]

I would use BLE Mesh. Bluetooth Mesh defines a relay node that is able to do exactly what you are trying to do. Here is a good summary of the difference between ANT & Bluetooth Low Energy. Here is a good starting point to Bluetooth Mesh & the Nordic Mesh SDK. Yes, it is possible to use BLE & ANT concurrently.