An invaluable confusion-lifting tutorial on Bluetooth, the personal area wireless networking standard that enables seamless communication of voice, e-mail, internet access, etc., between mobile phone, desktop PCs, and PDAs. *Details the pros and cons of the Bluetooth approach, taking readers through what kinds of services are ideally suited to Bluetooth. *A must for telecom engineers, managers, technicians, ISPs, and employees of the 1000+ Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) companies, this guide also features sweeping coverage of applications and forthcoming products. | Preface xv 1 The Case for Bluetooth 1 What About Infrared 2 Infrared and Bluetooth 3 Speed Dif f erential 4 Wireless to Wireline 4 Dialup to the Internet 5 How About Wireless LANs 6 HomeRF Networks 8 Bluetooth Advantage 13 Origin of Bluetooth 14 What s With the Name 15 Bluetooth Technology 16 Types of Links 17 Ad Hoc Networking 17 Voice over Bluetooth 18 Video over Bluetooth 19 Radio Link 21 Interference 21 Safety 22 Persona Area Networks 22 Bluetooth Topology 23 Security 25 What Can You Do With Bluetooth 26 Presentations 26 Card Scanning 27 Collaboration 27 Synchronizing Data 27 Remote Synchronization 28 v VI Contents Printing 28 In-Car Systems Communicator Platforms Electronic Books Travel Home Entertainment Payment Systems Scanners Behavior Enforcement Mobile E-commerce Java and Bluetooth Jini and Bluetooth Other Connectivity Solutions JetSend HAVi Global 3G Wireless Framework Problems with Bluetooth Bluetooth Qualification Program Market for Bluetooth Summary 2 Basic Concepts Serial versus Parallel Serial Transmission Parallel Transmission Asynchronous versus Synchronous Asynchronous Synchronous Spread Spectrum Spreading Direct Sequence Frequency Hopping Circuit and Packet Switching 8 st a 8 ü a a a a ä ä t ft ä fe s sa st is ts ft ft a ts a Time Division Duplexing Physical Links 74 SCO Links 74 ACL Links 75 Peeking into Packets 75 vii Contents Bluetooth Packets 77 Access Code 77 Header 79 Payload 81 Logical Channels 82 Client-Server Architecture 83 Architectural Model 83 Service Discovery 86 Summary 88 3 Bluetooth Protocol Architecture 89 What Are Protocols 90 Open Systems Interconnection 91 Application Layer 92 Presentation Layer 94 Session Layer 95 Transport Layer 96 Network Layer 97 Data-Link Layer 98 Physical Layer 99 Bluetooth Protocol Stack 101 Bluetooth Core Protocols 103 Baseband 104 Link Manager Protocol LMP 104 Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol 105 Service Discovery Protocol SDP 105 Cable Replacement Protocols 105 RFCOMM 105 Telephony .
