Technology - Wireless - Broadband 2 - Bluetooth

Synopsis

Bluetooth is a mature, widely used, moderate speed personal area networking system suitable for handheld devices. This report discusses Bluetooth 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, Bluetooth Low Energy (previously Wibree) its security, simple pairing arrangements and likely future with WiMedia Ultra-Wideband. We also compare Bluetooth with ZigBee, Z-Wave and ANT.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Technical standard
  • 2.1 Piconets and scatternets
  • 2.2 Synchronous and asynchronous links
• 3. Bluetooth 1.2
  • 3.1 Improved interworking with WiFi
  • 3.2 Enhanced usability and audio quality
• 4. Bluetooth 2.0
  • 4.1 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
    • 4.1.1 Pi/4 DQPSK
    • 4.1.2 8DPSK
  • 4.2 Bluetooth 2.1
    • 4.2.1 Sniff subrating
    • 4.2.2 Extended enquiry response
    • 4.2.3 Simple pairing
• 5. Bluetooth Low Energy - WiBree
  • 5.1 Standalone and Dual Mode chips
  • 5.2 Timing and oscillator stability
  • 5.3 Comparison with ordinary Bluetooth
  • 5.4 Comparison with ZigBee, Z-Wave and ANT
• 6. Single chip transceivers
• 7. Applications
• 8. Security
• 9. Alternative Mac/PHY (AMP)
  • 9.1 Bluetooth High Speed (Seattle) and WiMedia UWB
• 10. Related reports
  • 10.1 Market reports
  • 10.2 Technology reports