CHAPTER 22. Bluetooth Wireless Technology

SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER ARE

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) 333

General Overview of Bluetooth 333

Piconets and Scatternets 335

Bluetooth Device Modes 338

SCO and ACL Links 339

What Are Bluetooth Profiles? 340

Bluetooth Is More Than a Wireless Communication Protocol 345

The preceding few chapters have covered the various versions of Wi-Fi (802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and 802.11g), which are the three major contenders for the wireless networking market. Both of these technologies have trade organizations whose purpose is to advance their technology for the markets they target. The 802.11 wireless protocols aim for a market ranging from the home to the workplace to public spaces such ...

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