1. BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth is a universal
radio interface in 2.4 GHz
frequency band that enables
electronic devices to connect
& communicate wirelessly
via short range.
2. BLUETOOTH HISTORY
• Invented in 1994 by L.M.Ericsson,Sweden.
• Named after Harald Blaatand “Bluetooth” , King
of Denmark 940-981 AD.
• Currently Bluetooth trademark is owned by the
Bluetooth SIG, a consortium of companies
having stake in bluetooth.
• More than 2000 members today.
3. BLUETOOTH OPERATION
• Piconet (PAN) is the fundamental form of communication for
Bluetooth Wireless technology.
• Master & Slaves.
• The master Bluetooth device can communicate with up to 7
devices.
• Data can be transferred b/w the master & one other device.
• The master switches rapidly from device to another in a round-
robin fashion
5. HOW BLUETOOTH CREATES A
CONNECTION????
Bluetooth takes small-area
networking to the next level
by removing the need for
user intervention and
keeping transmission power
extremely low to
save battery power.
6. COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS & O.S SUPPORT:
• Apple has supported Bluetooth
since Mac OS X v10.2 which
was released in 2002.
• For Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2 and SP3
releases. Windows Vista
RTM/SP1 with the Feature
Pack for Wireless or Windows
Vista SP2, Windows 7.