Unit 6 What is Bluetooth?
Bluetooth is a universal radio interface inthe 2.45GHz frequency band that enables portable electronic devices to connectand communicate wirelessly via short-range, ad hoc networks. Each unit cansimultaneously communicate with up to sever other units per piconet. Moreover,each unit can simultaneously belong to several piconets.
What is Bluetooth Technology?
Bluetooth technology which apart from Ericssonhas gained the support of Nokia, IBM, Toshiba, Intel and many othermanufacturers eliminates the need for wires, cables and connectors for and betweencordless or mobile phones, modems, headsets, PDAs, Computers, printers,projectors, local area networks, and so on, and paves the way for new andcompletely different devices and applications. Technology Characteristics
l 1Ms/ssymbol rate exploits maximum available channel bandwidth
l Fastfrequency hopping avoids interference
l Adaptiveoutput power minimizes interference
l Short datapackets maximize capacity during interference
l Fastacknowledge allows low coding overhead for links
l CVSD (ContinuousVariable Slope Delta Modulation) voice coding enables, Operation at high bit-error rates
l Flexiblepacket types support wide application range
l Airinterface tailored to minimize current consumption
Basic Technical Information
l Based upona small, high performance integrated radio transceiver, each of which isallocated a unique 48-bit address derived from the IEEE 802·standard.
l Operate inthe unrestricted 2.45GHz ISM free band, Which is available globally althoughslight variation of location and width of band apply
l Range setat 10m to optimize for target market of mobile and business user
l Gross datarate 1Mbit/s with second generation plans to increase to 1Mbit/s
l One-to-oneconnections allow maximum data transfer rate of 721kbit/s (3 voice channels)
l Usespacket switching protocol based on frequency hop scheme with 1600 hops/s toenable high performance in noisy radio environments .The entire availablefrequency spectrum is used with 79 hops of 1Mhz bandwidth , analogous to the IEEE 802.11 standard
l Low powerconsumption longevity for battery powered devices. During data transfer themaximum current drain is 30mA. However during pauses or at lower data rateswill be lower

