NETW471 Course Project
NETW 471
Course Project
Bluetooth
NETW471
OCTOBER 20, 2014
Course Project
Bluetooth an emerging technology
Blue-tooth is a great emerging technology being used today, which also has potential for much more uses than the tradition bluetooth headset. Bluetooth connects gadgets together, helping users listen to music, talk on phones without having to deal with frustrating cords and wires. To understand how a Bluetooth connection works, I will use an example such as a phone connected to wireless speaker. First, each device is equipped with Bluetooth connectivity, a feature that requires both software and hardware components. On the hardware side, an antenna-equipped chip in both devices sends and receives signals at a specific frequency. The software interprets incoming Bluetooth signals and sends them out in ways other devices can read and understand. In the case of the wireless speaker, the phone will know how to send audio files and information in a format that the speaker understands, while the speaker can interpret these signals–as well as other indicators such as volume and track controls–from the phone.
When two devices are equipped with Bluetooth, usually one of them will to be set to be discoverable, which means it will show up in a list of Bluetooth devices in the area on your controlling device. Using that example, the wireless speaker would be discoverable, and it will be able to be controlled by a Bluetooth-equipped device. The speaker/ Bluetooth capable device, sends out a signal with a little bit of information to alert other nearby devices of its presence and capabilities. The phone then connects, and the two devices form a personal area network, also known as piconet (A piconet is a network that is created using a wireless Bluetooth connection. A piconet consists of two or more devices occupying the same physical channel (synchronized to a common clock and hopping sequence ). Now that this process happened
Course Project
Bluetooth
NETW471
OCTOBER 20, 2014
Course Project
Bluetooth an emerging technology
Blue-tooth is a great emerging technology being used today, which also has potential for much more uses than the tradition bluetooth headset. Bluetooth connects gadgets together, helping users listen to music, talk on phones without having to deal with frustrating cords and wires. To understand how a Bluetooth connection works, I will use an example such as a phone connected to wireless speaker. First, each device is equipped with Bluetooth connectivity, a feature that requires both software and hardware components. On the hardware side, an antenna-equipped chip in both devices sends and receives signals at a specific frequency. The software interprets incoming Bluetooth signals and sends them out in ways other devices can read and understand. In the case of the wireless speaker, the phone will know how to send audio files and information in a format that the speaker understands, while the speaker can interpret these signals–as well as other indicators such as volume and track controls–from the phone.
When two devices are equipped with Bluetooth, usually one of them will to be set to be discoverable, which means it will show up in a list of Bluetooth devices in the area on your controlling device. Using that example, the wireless speaker would be discoverable, and it will be able to be controlled by a Bluetooth-equipped device. The speaker/ Bluetooth capable device, sends out a signal with a little bit of information to alert other nearby devices of its presence and capabilities. The phone then connects, and the two devices form a personal area network, also known as piconet (A piconet is a network that is created using a wireless Bluetooth connection. A piconet consists of two or more devices occupying the same physical channel (synchronized to a common clock and hopping sequence ). Now that this process happened