BY

VINOD KUMAR.M
 Definition of Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short range (10-100 m)

and low-cost wireless
network system to replace cables and
give RF connection
between consumer devices.
• What is Bluetooth?
o Bluetooth is a short-range wireless
communications technology.

• Why this name?

o It was taken from the 10th century Danish King
Harald Blatand who unified Denmark and
Norway.

• When does it appear?

o 1994 – Ericsson study on a wireless technology
to link mobile phones & accessories.
o 5 companies (Ericssn,Nokia,IBM,Toshiba &
Intel)joined to form the Bluetooth Special
Interest Group (SIG) in 1998 named.
o First specification released in July 1999.
 • Uses the radio range of 2.45 GHz
• Theoretical maximum bandwidth is 1 Mb/s
• Several Bluetooth devices can form an ad
hoc network called a “piconet”
– In a piconet one device acts as a master (sets
frequency hopping behavior) and the others as
slaves
– Example: A conference room with many
laptops wishing to communicate with each
Other
• Laptops
• Cellular phones
• Personal Digital Assistants
• Headsets
• Printers
• Keyboards/mice
• GPS, etc…
• Major use in consumer electronics
 • Allows up to 8 devices to communicate in a local
network called a Piconet, also known as a Personal
Area Network or PAN
• Because of its low power consumption, its range is
limited to 10 m.
• However, range can be increased to 100 m by
employing a scatternet topology or a higher powered
antenna
• Three classes of Bluetooth devices
-Class 3 radios – have a range of up to 1 meter or 3
Feet.
-Class 2 radios – most commonly found in mobile
devices – have a range of 10 meters or 30 feet
-Class 1 radios – used primarily in industrial use
cases – have a range of 100 meters or 300 feet
 • The Bluetooth standard is maintained and published
by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
• Includes thousands of member companies
• Covers topics such as interoperability, testing and
qualification of bluetooth devices
• Most important, outlines the specifications for:
- Bluetooth Radio
- Baseband
- LMP – Link Manager Protocol
 • Responsible for link set-up between devices,
including security functions :
– Authentication
– Encryption
 • Infrared IrDA (WPAN) : synchronization, link
between a phone and a laptop…
– Less flexible than Bluetooth, need of a line of site
– Comparable data rate
• Wi-Fi (WLAN) : Wireless LAN access
– Far higher bandwidth and data rate than Bluetooth
– Higher power consumption than Bluetooth
– Requires infrastructure investment
• Success of Bluetooth depends on how well it is
integrated into consumer products
-Consumers are more interested in applications
than the technology
-Bluetooth must be successfully integrated into
consumer -- products
-Must provide benefits for consumer
-Must not destroy current product benefits
• Key Success Factors
-Interoperability
-Mass Production at Low Cost
-Ease of Use
-End User Experience
Queries?