CONTENTS

1-What is Bluetooth? 2-History. 3-Technology Review. 4-Basic Ideas About Bluetooth. 5-Bluetooth Architecture. 6-Competting Technologies. 7-Advantages And Disadvantages Of Bluetooth. 8-Future of Bluetooth. 9-Conclusions. 10-References.

What is Bluetooth?

Bluetooth is a short range(10-100m) and lowcost wireless network system to replace cables and give RF connection between consumer devices.

Bluetooth Was Originally a CableReplacement Technology

HISTORY

The word Bluetooth is taken from the 10th century Danish King Harald Bluetooth,he had been influential in uniting Scandinavian tribes into a single kingdom. Bluetooth was so named because: 1) Bluetooth technology was developed in
Scandinavia. 2) Bluetooth technology is able to unite differing industries such as the cell phone, computing,and automotive markets.

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Bluetooth uses a radio technology called frequency -hopping spread spectrum. Supports data rate of 1 Mb/s(originally). The Bluetooth specification are developed and licensed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group(SIG).

BASIC IDEAS ABOUT BLUETOOTH:

1)-Bluetooth Characteristics
2)-Classes of Bluetooth 3)-Bluetooth enabled devices 4)-Bluetooth Details

Bluetooth Characteristics:

Allows up to 8 devices to communicate in a localnetwork called a Piconet, also known as a PersonalArea Network or PAN Because of its low power consumption, its range islimited to 10 m. However, range can be increased to 100 m by employing a scatternet topology or a higher powered antenna.

Classes Of Bluetooth:
Three classes of bluetooth devices:
1) Class 3 radios: Have a range of upto 1 meter or 3 feet. 2) Class 2 radios: Most commonly found in mobile devices-have a range of 10 meters or 30 feet. 3) Class1 radios: Used primarily in industrial use cases-have a range of 100 meters or 300 feet .

Bluetooth Enabled Devices:

Laptop Cellular phones Personal Digital assistants Headsets Printers Keyboards GPS,etc Major use in consumer electronics

Bluetooth Details:

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.

BLUETOOTH ARCHITECTURE

The Bluetooth technology is divided into two specifications:

Deals with the lower layers of the architecture and describes how the technology works. Profile Specification Focuses on how to build interoperating devices using the core technology.

Core Specification -

Competting Technologies:

Infrared Data Association(IrDA):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.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY

ADVANTAGES:

Eliminates wires. Facilitates Data and Voice Communication. Standardized protocol. Free of charge. Easy to use.

DISADVANTAGES:

Relatively short range. Less secure. Interference with other devices.

FUTURE OF BLUETOOTH:

Bluetooth has a good future ahead because it meets a basic need of connectivity. Latest version of Bluetooth are improving both its security and capabilities.

New versions of Bluetooth technology will meet the high-speed and large range. Many companies are designing impressive bluetooth applications in demand.

CONCLUSIONS:

A new global standard for data and voice Eliminates Cables. Low Power, Low range, Low Cost network devices. Bluetooth seems to have a bright future after reviewing its benefits and wide use. Further improvements are planned to be made in :
1-Data rates 2-Power Reduction 3-Range

REFERENCES:

Bluetooth Architecture Overview James Kardach www.bluetooth.com www.palowireless.com www.google.com www.wikipidia.com