Bluetooth
The Bluetooth protocol architecture is another specification for wireless devices that is gaining popularity throughout the networking industry. Bluetooth was developed by IBM and a group of other companies. Like 802.11, the Bluetooth standard defines the OSI Data Link and Physical layers (equivalent to the TCP/IP Network Access layer).
Bluetooth is actually used in place of 802.11 in some cases, and Bluetooth backers are always eager to state that some of the security problems related to 802.11 do not apply to Bluetooth. However, IBM's official line is that Bluetooth and 802.11 are “complementary technologies.” Whereas 802.11 is designed to provide an equivalent to Ethernet for wireless networks, Bluetooth focuses on providing a very ...
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