Bluetooth

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Bluetooth
Presented By Tim Smith Brad Bush Jonathon
Grimes Michael Thiede Gerald Evans
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Overview

• What is Bluetooth.
• Founders
• Contributions by Founders
• Companies Joining Bluetooth
• Bluetooth System
• Uses
• Examples
• Future Plans
• Pros
• Cons

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What is Bluetooth?

• Launched by a special interest group in May
  1998, Bluetooth is the code-name for a wireless
  technology specification for small form factor,
  low cost, short-range radio links between mobile
  and stationary PCs, mobile phones and other
  peripheral devices, which will work anywhere in
  the world.

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S.I.G. Founders

• Ericsson-a telephone Co. and leading provider in
  the new telecoms world.
• IBM- the worlds largest computer manufacture and
  worlds largest software Co.
• Intel-worlds largest chip maker and leading
  manufacturer of computer, networking and
  communications products.
• Nokia-leading mobile phone supplier.
• Toshiba-worlds 6th largest electronics and
  electronic equipment manufacturer.

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Contributions by Founders (1)

• Ericsson contributed the basic radio technology
  expertise.
• Toshiba and IBM are developing a common
  specification for integrating aBluetooth tech.
  into mobile devices.

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Contributions by Founders (2)

• Intel is contributing its advanced 9mmX9mm chip
  and software expertise.
• Nokia contributes expertise in radio technology
  and mobile handset software.

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Companies Joining Bluetooth

• Microsoft
• 3Com Corporation
• Lucent Technologies
• Motorola Corporation

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Bluetooth System

• Operates in the 2.4 GHz Industrial-Scientific-Medi
  cal (IMS) band.
• Has a 10meter to 100meter range
• Uses Frequency Hop (FH) scheme with 1600
  hops/sec, which divides the frequency band into a
  number of hop channels. All of this, together
  with an automatic output power adaptation to
  reduce the range exactly to requirement.
• During a connection, radio transceivers hop from
  one channel to another.

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Bluetooth System continued

• Supports up to 8 devices in a piconet (two
  channel/small network).
• Built-in-Security
• Non line-of-sight transmission through walls and
  briefcases.
• Regulated by governments worldwide.

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Uses

• It will connect.
• Printers
• Mobile Phones
• Hands-free Headsets
• LCD projectors
• Modems
• Wireless LAN devises

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Uses continued

• Notebooks
• Desktop PCs
• Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) ect
• ..to one another via Bluetooth short range
  radio modules installed in each of these devices.

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Examples

• At home, your phone functions as a portable phone
  (fixed line charge). When your on the move, it
  functions as a mobile phone (cellular charge).
  And when your phone comes with in range of
  another mobile phone with built in bluetooth
  wireless technology it functions as a
  walkie-talkie(no telephony charge).

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Examplescontinued

• You can access the Internet on your mobile
  computer via your mobile phone.
• Unlock your car using your mobile phone that is
  equipped with bluetooth technology

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Future Plans

• By 2002, Bluetooth radio modules will be built
  into millions of mobile phones, PCs, laptops,
  PDAs and other devices.
• By 2003 Bluetooth is predicted to have more than
  10 million mobile terminals built into cars in
  Europe and in the U.S.

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PROs

• Wireless
• Wireless internet access
• Small form factor
• Low cost
• Low power requirements
• Multiple simultaneous wireless connections

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PROs continued

• Available worldwide
• Application programmer interfaces (APIs) enable
  compatibility with new and legacy software
  applications.
• Full Integration into the Windows 98 First and
  Second Edition and Windows 2000 operating system.
• Speed of (1-2 Mbps)

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PROscontinued

• In-Car Internet terminals, faxes, stereo and
  video capabilities, and telematic equipment.
  (Telematic equipment provides traffic guidance
  with the use of telecommunications.)

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CONs

• The Bluetooth SIG has yet to figure out how to
  keep Bluetooth from interfering with wireless
  LANs such as the 802.11 wireless LAN spec used by
  Apples AirPort technology. 802.11 also runs on
  2.4-GHz radio frequency.
• Telematic equipment could be setup to share
  vehicle velocity (speed, direction) and
  identification within a specified distance.

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CONCLUSION

• Told you what Bluetooth was
• Who the founders were.
• What they contributed
• About the system
• Its uses
• The pros
• The con's
• Future Plans