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Bluetooth is a wireless protocol utilizing short-range communications technology facilitating data transmission over short distances from fixed and/or mobile devices, creating wireless personal area networks (PANs). The intent behind the development of Bluetooth was the creation of a single digital wireless protocol, capable of connecting multiple devices and overcoming issues arising from synchronization of these devices. Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile phones, telephones, laptops, personal computers, printers, GPS receivers, digital cameras, and video game consoles over a secure, globally unlicensed Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) 2.4 GHz short-range radio frequency bandwidth. The Bluetooth specifications are developed and licensed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The Bluetooth SIG consists of companies in the areas of telecommunication, computing, networking, and consumer electronics.

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    • Bluetooth is a wireless protocol utilizing short-range communications technology facilitating data transmission over short distances from fixed and/or mobile devices, creating wireless personal area networks (PANs). The intent behind the development of Bluetooth was the creation of a single digital wireless protocol, capable of connecting multiple devices and overcoming issues arising from synchronization of these devices. Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile phones, telephones, laptops, personal computers, printers, GPS receivers, digital cameras, and video game consoles over a secure, globally unlicensed Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) 2.4 GHz short-range radio frequency bandwidth. The Bluetooth specifications are developed and licensed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The Bluetooth SIG consists of companies in the areas of telecommunication, computing, networking, and consumer electronics.

      Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth)

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      BlueHoc: Bluetooth Performance Evaluation Tool

      BlueHoc simulator provides a Bluetooth extension for Network Simulator (ver 2.1b8a). BlueHoc is available for download under IBM Public License (IPL) from IBM developerWorks. It requires ns-2.1b8a which can be obtained from Network Simulator site. BlueHoc is IBMs new Bluetooth offering in the open-source zone. Released under IBM public license it allows users to evaluate how Bluetooth performs under various ad-hoc networking scenarios.
      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bluehoc

      Bluetooth Single Chip Radios: Holy Grail or White Elephant?

      The emerging Bluetooth market is highly cost sensitive and chip manufacturers are striving to produce the lowest priced components possible. The stated goal is to implement Bluetooth for less than five dollars. Radio designers have proclaimed for years that the ultimate way to achieve the lowest cost and smallest footprint is to develop a single chip radio.
      http://www.signiatech.com/pdf/paper_two_chip.pdf

      Bluetooth @ Wikipedia

      Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs). Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile phones, laptops, PCs, printers, digital cameras, and video game consoles over a secure, globally unlicensed short-range radio frequency. The Bluetooth specifications are developed and licensed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth

      Broadcom Supports Bluetooth® Version 4.0 Across Its Leading Bluetooth Portfolio

      Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has gained certification and added support for the recently adopted Bluetooth® Version 4.0 specification across its core BTE Bluetooth stack and industry leading Bluetooth system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions. Broadcom's full qualification makes it one of the first to achieve Bluetooth v4.0 controller and host...
      http://www.broadcom.com

      Bluetooth SIG

      If your company is not already a member of Bluetooth SIG Inc., your company can now apply On-Line to become a member of the, newly incorporated, Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Password protected - however, does provide the public standards in PDF format for download.
      http://www.bluetooth.org/

      IEEE Wireless Standards Zone

      The IEEE leads the way in developing open, leading-edge consensus standards for Wireless Local Area Networks (Wireless LANs), Wireless Personal Area Networks (Wireless PANs), and Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (Wireless MANs).
      http://standards.ieee.org/wireless/

      IPextreme: Practical IP / Intellectual Property for Embedded Systems (10 March 2009)

      Rick Tomihiro of IPextreme talks with eg3.com about practical intellectual property for embedded systems, specifically the company's 8051 IP acquired from Mentor Graphics as well as the company's novel business model of taking tried-and-true IP from big semiconductor companies and working with these partners to repackage their IP with additional services and skillsets to make it both easy-to-use and reliable. A big advantage is that the IP...
      http://www.eg3.com/etc-awards/20090210-ipextreme.htm

      The Internet Guide for Bluetooth Designers

      Billed as the world's first web site dedicated purely to the designers of Bluetooth products. The objective is to make this site the first point of reference for the Bluetooth designer community. For everything Bluetooth, and for any of your specific requirements, make www.btdesigner.com your one-stop-shop. (Vendor sponsored)
      http://www.btdesigner.com/

      Palowireless.com - Wireless Resource Center

      Contains a wealth of links to news, tutorials, companies, and anything else that's related to wireless technology. Bluetooth Short-range radio GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPS Global Positioning System HiperLAN Wireless LAN technology. HomeRF Wireless Home Networking i-mode Mobile Internet Technology IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN technology SMS Short Message Service UMTS/3G Universal mobile telephony system WAP Wireless Application Protocol
      http://www.palowireless.com/

      Official Bluetooth SIG Website

      A global specification for wireless technology. Bluetooth answers the need for short-range wireless connectivity within three areas: * Data and Voice access points * Cable replacement * Ad hoc networking Bluetooth is a system solution comprising hardware, software and interoperability requirements. The Bluetooth specifications specify the complete system.
      http://www.bluetooth.com/

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