Abstract This paper examines how the employment of Bluetooth technology by SiRF Technology Holdings has positioned that company for enormous future success while allowing it to at least to some degree cut down on technological redundancies and upon unnecessary production costs. The paper also looks at the reasons behind the SiRF decision to acquire a Bluetooth firm, the manner by which the desired Bluetooth technology was implemented/integrated into SiRF's product lines, the relative success and/or failure of the initiative and what Bluetooth may wish to consider doing in the future.
A look at Bluetooth wireless technology, which is intended as a replacement for the large number of appropriate cables that currently link a variety of computing devices.
Abstract This research paper discusses Bluetooth technology at a preliminary level and examines its role in technology today. It also discusses the key features that Bluetooth provides as a wireless standard and investigates the implications of Bluetooth technology for different Bluetooth network arrangements. Furthermore, the paper examines the benefits of using Bluetooth technology, discusses its characteristics and where Bluetooth fits in the world of communication and devices. There is also a brief discussion about Bluetooth's emergence and its role in the future of wireless communications.
Introduction
Literature Review
Discussion
From the Paper "Bluetooth technology could have had its beginning n the 10th century when Harold Blatand, which translates to Blue tooth, was King of Denmark. His goal was to unite Denmark and part of Norway as one kingdom. Although he died before he could achieve this goal, his name became synonymous with a standard aimed at unifying the worlds of telecommunications and computing (www.sysopt.com, 2004). As a side note, it is rumored that Harold liked to eat huge amounts of blueberries. So many in fact, that his teeth were stained blue?hence the name Bluetooth (www.btdesigner.com, 2004)."
Abstract A complete study of the technology of Bluetooth from a history of the product to the uses today, including forecasted developments in the technology. Included are tables, charts, designs and a glossary.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
History: Technology and Viking
Bluetooth Specific Protocols
The Radio, Frequency Hopping and Radio Parameters
The Baseband
The Service Discovery Protocol, Wireless Access Protocol, Point-to-Point protocol, User Datagram protocol, Transport Control and Internet Protocol
RFCOMM, Bluetooth Packet structure, piconet and Scatternet,
Security and Encryption
The Link Manager
The Host Controller Interface
The Bluetooth Profiles-Applications
The Generic Access Profile
Serial Port Profile
The Dial-Up-Network
FAX profile, Headset Profile, LAN Access point Profile
Generic Object Exchange Profile
The Object Exchange Profile
File Transfer profile, Synchronization, Intercom profile and Cordless telephony
The Competing Technologies
Bluetooth: Problems and Issues
Bluetooth: Industrial Backing
Conclusions
Glossary
References
From the Paper "BluetoothTM is a low cost, low power, short-range radio technology- originally perceived as cable replacement alternative for the cable / wire connected devices such as mobile phone hand, headsets, and portable computers. The BluetoothTM's goals expanded to include standardized wireless communications between any electrical devices and created a notion of Personal Area Network. The write-up traces history of BluetoothTM starting with its unusual name to formation of Special Interest Group, SIG's formation, its growth culminating into implementation of version 1.0b."
Abstract In this article, the writer examines Bluetooth, the latest wireless technology. The writer notes that this technology is named after Harold Bluetooth - the 10th century Danish king -and is the hot topic among the fraternity of wireless developers. The writer explains that the technology was devised to facilitate the integration of low bandwidth wireless networks into the daily lives of people. Further, the writer discusses that what started as a wireless network has found a lot of uses over the years and looks at examples of the recent potential which Bluetooth is able to provide its customers. This paper also looks at particular cases relating to Bluetooth Cyberlaw.
Outline:
Introduction
Latest Developments
Issues Relating to Bluetooth Technology
Relevant Court Cases about Bluetooth Cyberlaw
References
From the Paper "The Bluetooth standards are contained in more than 1500 pages containing the core specifications that show the details of the different layers of the Bluetooth protocol architecture right from the radio interface to network control. The profile specifications relate to the application of the Bluetooth Technology to support different applications. Every profile specifications deals with the use of the technology as described on the fundamental specifications to execute a particular usage model. The profile specifications cover a mention regarding the aspects of the core specifications that are compulsory, optional and that are not applicable. The objective of a profile specification is to outline a benchmark of interoperability such that products from diverse vendors that claim to be compatible to a given usage model shall be able to function in tandem."
Abstract This paper discusses what is Bluetooth and where it got its name from. It shows how in 1984 Ericsson Corporation began a study to examine radio links as an alternatives to the cables that linked its mobile phones with accessories. Out of this study came the specifications for Bluetooth wireless technology which means one no longer needs to connect, plug into, install, enable or configure the device settings . The paper describes the technology used, the IEEE standards utilized with Bluetooth, regulation of Bluetooth, its development and possible risks of utilizing Bluetooth.
From the Paper "The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, or SIG, is a group of companies working together to promote and define the Bluetooth specifications. The Bluetooth SIG was founded by five companies to develop the Bluetooth concept as a viable wireless technology standard. The companies are Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Toshiba and Nokia. Other companies like Microsoft, Lucent, 3Com and Motorola later joined the Bluetooth SIG. To date, more than 1,500 companies have joined this group and the specifications are developed, published and promoted by the Bluetooth SIG."
Abstract An explanation of how Bluetooth technology works and its impact on technological innovation. The paper looks at the invention of Bluetooth, as well as its various uses and applications for phones, computers, Internet, and more.
Contents
Introduction
How It Works
Connection and Standby States
Uses in Business and Home
Printers
Cell Phones
Laptops and Desktop Networks
Bluetooth Already in Business
Corporate Support
PC Card
IBM
Microsoft and the OS
Cellphones
Competition
Cable and Wire LANS
Home RF
802
From the Paper "Today the breakthrough wireless technology that bares the same name has similar intentions as Harald Blatand once did. It aims to unify all electronic devices under a common standard for short-range wireless communication. Bluetooth has the backing of over 2,000 companies including Microsoft, Intel, Motorola, and Nokia. Theses companies have unified under the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) who claim to be, ?working together to define and promote an open, royalty-free specification for seamless wireless connectivity and cable replacement for a wide variety of mobility-enhancing devices.? The project has been gaining momentum and support since its beginnings but some critics are not sure whether it will have the positive impacts many of its backers and consumers are hoping for. In recent months competition has become tougher from companies like Apple and Lucent who hope to put out their own standard of short-range wireless data transmission."
Abstract The paper discusses the current state of wireless computing by analyzing access techniques, frequency spectrums and architectural considerations. The paper also highlights how there are entirely new, high bandwidth applications on the horizon that will make it possible to send and receive digital content including streaming video in real-time before the end of the decade.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Fundamentals of Broadband Wireless and Bluetooth
From the Paper "In analyzing both broadband wireless and Bluetooth technologies, it's important to anchor the analysis first by the current state of wireless computing, analyzing market characteristics according to three dominant functional areas including access techniques, frequency spectrum and system architecture attributes and components of a given system. These three factors comprise the current foundation of the both broadband wireless and the adoption of Bluetooth globally (Diegel, Bright, Potgieter, 170 - 174).
"Broadband wireless and Bluetooth technologies share a common series of access techniques that encompass four dominant multiplexing standards forms the foundation of wireless computing platforms (Fantacci, Vannuccini, Vestri, 20 - 24). These include code-division multiplexing (CDM), frequency-division multiplexing (FDM), space-division multiplexing (SDM) and time-division multiplexing (TDM). Broadband wireless and Bluetooth technologies each support these four access techniques, yet Bluetooth differs from broadband wireless in its approach to defining a highly unique packet architecture which is specifically designed to allow for more efficient network traffic."
Abstract This paper investigates the challenges and feasibility of developing intelligent driving system providing time-sensitive information about traffic conditions and roadside facilities. The architecture for collaborative vehicle communication system is presented using the concepts of wireless networks and Bluetooth protocol. The paper further describes how vehicles can form mobile ad-hoc networks and exchange data through the on-board Bluetooth sensors and analyzes the key design concepts of the intelligent driving service infrastructure. The paper indicates that the collaborative fusion of multiple positional data can give a better understanding of the surrounding traffic conditions for collaborative driving. The technical feasibility of using Bluetooth for data exchange among moving vehicles is evaluated. Includes color illustrations and charts.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Intelligent Transport Environment
Vehicle and Environment Settings
Motivating Scenarios
Query Messages
Alert Messages
Access Control
Architectural Design
Simulations and Discussions
Conclusions and Future Works
From the Paper "Vehicles participating in the service infrastructure are equipped with an embedded microprocessor with a display interface, a GPS receiver, a class 1 Bluetooth sensor node, and an onboard diagnostics (ODI) interface. Some vehicles may have alternative wireless network connectivity support based on an on-board cellular communication device. The ODI is used to acquire a small set of data values from mechanical and electronic sensors mounted on the vehicle. All subsystems (GPS, ODI, wireless networking and Bluetooth links) are connected and forward data to the embedded microprocessor."
Abstract This paper presents a comparison of the wireless standards of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and Bluetooth. The paper analyzes each of these WLAN standards and illustrates their advantages and disadvantages. The paper assesses which is the best WLAN technology available.
Outline
Introduction
Discussion
802.11b
802.11a
802.11g
Bluetooth Conclusion
From the Paper "The establishment of home and business networks desirous of upgrading to Wireless Local Area Network- WLAN confront with the problems of choosing from available alternatives. The vendors offer several products for sale that hovers around different wireless standards like 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and Bluetooth. During the year 1997, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE developed the first WLAN standard. They termed it 802.11 in line with the name given to the group appointed for supervising its development. However, to our misfortune the 802.11 could support only a maximum bandwidth of 2Mbps - too slow for most applications. Due to these ordinary 802.11 wireless products could not be manufactured further. (802.11 Standards - 802.11b 802.11a 802.11g: Which one is right for You?)"
Abstract This paper looks at business trends of the method in which this form of technology entered the market on a slow pace. The writer provides a description of the technology and looks at sales figures of the first few years after the product's launch. It examines what use customers have for the product. The paper also includes an executive summary.
From the Paper "When first launched in 1994, Bluetooth Wireless Technology gave a brilliant surprise to the portable lifestyle. The new innovation has given a solution to give cable-free computer connections, which means real freedom to working environment despite location and wire availability. The technology allows portable computers, notebooks, mobile phones, personal digital assistant and other handy gadgets to make use of "short range, low power" radio technology to connect to each other (Elachi, 2001). The technology seems to be a good substitute for speed and capacity for cord connection. Evers (2002) explained, Bluetooth technology ?gives 400 kbps data transfer rate and operates in the 2.4-GHz frequency band, similar to cordless phones and 802.11b wireless LAN technology.? It also supports 10-meter computers connection at 1 Mbps speed. However, it does work only for limited numbers of existing electronic devices."
Abstract This paper discusses advertising in the present day, as well as what we can expect in the way of advertising in the year 2011. Particularly, the paper discusses wireless advertising, such as cell phones or iPods and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. The paper discusses the consumers' reactions to the possibility of this sort of wireless advertising.
From the Paper "There is a chance that mobile advertising might find it easier to penetrate the wireless technology if they make it clear how the customer would benefit from it and also offer the choice to turn off such messages. To force your brand on consumer's cell would definitely be suicidal both to the company as well as the product. Irritating pop-ups and their forceful invasiveness is a clear example of how such advertising can really hurt the customer and the product. This method of advertising failed so badly that they had to develop anti-pop-up software."
Abstract The paper notes that the continuous progress in wireless technology has made the dream of a mobile workforce a reality. The paper discusses the various important developments of wireless communication devices and protocols such as the Bluetooth, EDGE, the emergence of 3G networks, and the future of wireless technologies.
Outline:
Introduction
Bluetooth Edge
Ultra Wideband
Conclusion
From the Paper "This much-awaited UWB (ultra wideband transmission) would have a tremendous impact on short-range wireless communication. Though the technology in itself is not new (been used for more than two decades in military radar operations) only recently it has begun to be tested for business communications. Researchers point out UWB is at least 1000 times faster than currently used 802.11b or bluetooth technologies and hence could constitute an excellent alternative choice of protocol for local area networks, increasing their ability to cater to many more users at high bandwidth speeds and at considerably lower costs."
Abstract This paper discusses that, although wireless services represent a progression of technology and perhaps a new era of telecommunications, these services have been used for over a century and remain synonymous with "radio". The paper describes a wireless local area network, a flexible data communication system implemented as an extension to or an alternative for a wired LAN within a building or campus. The author states that there are many applications but cautions that they are new and have some difficulties.
From the Paper "For instance, when a mobile moves from the cell of its current base station to that of a new base station, all of the user's information must be transferred from the old base station to the new one without the user noticing any interruption in service. Such a process is termed a handoff. There are various algorithms, such as dynamic re-routing and pre-established connection trees, through which this can be accomplished. Additionally, mechanisms must be implemented for locating and keeping track of users as they move throughout a system. Many protocols exploit the idea of geographic locality by implementing a hierarchical structure. In this way, base stations only need to keep track of those mobile units beneath them in the hierarchy."
This paper is an analysis of the mobile wireless technology market, with an emphasis on the state of investment in this technology and a projection of future market dynamics.
Abstract This paper explains how there is significant consensus in market research that the world will witness dramatic growth in the so-called wireless data market in terms of number of users and, of course, the revenues they generate. This paper examines some of these future projections in terms of sales and production and discusses how the push to see a return on that investment will likely influence how the different players in the industry relate to each other.
From the Paper "The evolution of popular wireless technologies began with relatively simple mobile phones, and has progressed into feature-rich cell phones and hand-held computers that seek to put the best of the Web into the hands of away-from-home consumers. The analog operating system is called Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS). Most of the world's cellular phones, however, are digital. Unlike the analog phones, digital phones use a number of operating systems which are, importantly, incompatible with each other. Cellular phone manufacturers Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Phone.com combined resources in the late 1990s to develop the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). This consumer desire was not limited to phones, however. Analog phones utilize first-generation, or 1G, technology. There are four key players on the wireless landscape. They are: mobile operators, content providers, handset makers and, of course, customers themselves. The current trend is for leading mobile operators to dictate mobile phone specifications to the manufacturers, so that the products match the services offered."
Abstract Wireless technology provides a real-time solution to the mobility of communication protocols such as voice and data exchange/transfer and allows communication anytime, anywhere and in cases nowadays, in many modes. This paper provides an overview of the subject, information on the underlying technological trends of wireless communication, industry status and the job value it offers in the professional work force.
From the Paper "The effectiveness of wireless products relies on the quality of wireless networks such as the speed of data transmission, the efficiency of connections, security of data, and the ability to accommodate and support the latest features of wireless devices. The convergence of a state-of-the-art wireless devices and flexible high-quality network services has been the potential concern of users who aspire to utilize wireless communication, for it will enable them to increase their productivity and in turn will render benefits to a company's market value. The overall impact of wireless communication will not be apparent without the proper convergence of a good device with a good quality network service."
