| Bluetooth Technology | | | | radio waves operate at 2.45 Ghz band on |
| What is Bluetooth? | | | | the Bluetooth devices. Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth technology is a type of the | | | | supports the data speed up to 721 Kbps |
| wireless technology that eliminates the | | | | and 3 voice channels. The Bluetooth |
| need for the number of inconvenient | | | | chip can either be built into the |
| cables and devices that are used to | | | | devices or it can be uses as an adapter. |
| connect the computers, mobile phones, | | | | In computer it can be used with the USB |
| digital cameras, handheld devices and | | | | port. Each Bluetooth device has a 48 |
| new digital appliances. Bluetooth | | | | bit address from the IEEE 802 standards |
| enables the users to connect to a wide | | | | and the Bluetooth connections can be |
| variety of telecommunication and | | | | either point to point or multipoint. |
| computing devices easily, without | | | | Bluetooth range is 10 meter but it can |
| cables. | | | | be extended up to 100 meters by |
| It makes rapid ad hoc connections, | | | | increasing the power. |
| automatic unconscious connections | | | | Bluetooth devices are protected from the |
| between two or more digital devices. | | | | external interference because they |
| Bluetooth provides the opportunity of | | | | change their frequency up to 1600 times |
| using the mobile data in different | | | | in a second. Bluetooth radio technology |
| applications. Bluetooth makes wireless | | | | provides the bridge between the existing |
| communication between the two devices in | | | | data network. Bluetooth guarantees |
| a localized area of a room of office or | | | | security at the bit level and the |
| home very easily. Bluetooth technology | | | | authentication is controlled by the end |
| uses radio-based links and all the | | | | user by using 128 bit key. An important |
| connections between the devices and | | | | face of the Bluetooth technology is that |
| invisible and instantaneous. | | | | it instantly forms a network when two or |
| By Bluetooth technology your laptop can | | | | more devices come closer in the range of |
| send print request to a printer in your | | | | each other. |
| next room. Bluetooth is actually a | | | | Bluetooth Technology Benefits |
| standard for wireless communication | | | | Bluetooth technology is a convenient |
| between the devices in a relatively | | | | choice of communication in a wire free, |
| small area and it is therefore works | | | | short range environment. Bluetooth is a |
| fine in the personal area network (PAN) | | | | globally available standard for |
| using radio frequency. | | | | connecting the devices like mobile |
| Any two devices that follow the | | | | phones, digital cameras, laptops, MP3 |
| Bluetooth standard can communicate with | | | | Players, cars, stereo headsets etc. |
| each other. A number of the Bluetooth | | | | Bluetooth enable devices do not need to |
| devices like digital camera, mobile | | | | install any drivers. The key benefits |
| phone and handheld pc can form a | | | | of the Bluetooth wireless technology are |
| network. You can send emails to your | | | | its built-in-security, low cost, easy of |
| mobile phones from your laptop without | | | | use, robustness, and ad hoc networking |
| any physical connect between your laptop | | | | capabilities. |
| and your mobile phones. | | | | The Bluetooth wireless technology is |
| Features of Bluetooth technology | | | | available globally. Many manufactures |
| • Bluetooth technology uses radio | | | | from the different companies are busy to |
| waves for communication in 2.4 GHz | | | | implement the technology in their |
| • It supports multipoint communication | | | | products. Bluetooth technology operates |
| not just point to point. | | | | in the 2.4 Ghz, one of the unlicensed, |
| • Bluetooth works in a small area of | | | | industrial and scientific radio band. |
| 10-15 meters. | | | | Bluetooth technology is a free of charge |
| • Bluetooth offers speed of 1-2 Mbps. | | | | service but your mobile phones set |
| • Bluetooth chipsets are less | | | | should support the GSM and CDMA |
| expensive though more expensive than | | | | technology. |
| IrDA. | | | | Today mobile phones have built in |
| How Bluetooth Technology Works | | | | capabilities and Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth is a high speed wireless link | | | | functionalities in them. Bluetooth |
| technology that uses the radio waves. | | | | technology is available in the different |
| It is designed to connect the mobile | | | | range of the devices like mobile phones, |
| phones, laptops, hand held devices and | | | | automobiles, medical devices, industries |
| portable equipments with almost no work | | | | and enterprises etc. |
| by the end users. Unlike infrared | | | | Due to the key features of the Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth does not require line of sight | | | | technology like low power consumption, |
| between the connecting units. Bluetooth | | | | low cost and wireless features make it |
| technology is a modified form of the | | | | more popular. Bluetooth technology does |
| current Wireless LAN technology and it's | | | | not require any fixed infrastructure and |
| more acceptable for its relative small | | | | it is very simple to install and setup. |
| size and low cost. | | | | No wires are required to connect the |
| The current circuits are contained on a | | | | Bluetooth devices. You can connect to |
| circuit board of 0.9 cm square and a | | | | other Bluetooth enabled devices anytime |
| much smaller single chip version is in | | | | if they come in your range. Bluetooth |
| development and soon it will be in use. | | | | wireless technology is widely supported |
| The cost of the Bluetooth device is | | | | and is secure wireless standard today. |
| expected to fall rapidly. Bluetooth | | | | Bluetooth devices has built-in security |
| chip has to be equipped in many devices. | | | | features such as 128 bit encryption and |
| In Bluetooth technology, small and | | | | pin code authentication when Bluetooth |
| inexpensive transceivers have been | | | | devices identify themselves they use the |
| placed in the digital devices. The | | | | pin code when they first time connect. |