Bluetooth: Connect without the Cables [Hardcover]

After a couple of beers we had a contents page for a complete study of the Bluetooth specification covering all the additional areas that anyone implementing, selling or managing a Bluetooth product might want. We then just had to write it !

What we wound up with was the book that we had wanted to see when we first started working in Bluetooth space. Something that would give us an easy introduction, then go into enough detail that we knew how to really use Bluetooth. We put in summaries that can be read in isolation for those wanting to skip sections, and lots of diagrams and examples for those wanting to go into all the fine details.

The Bluetooth specification uses many other standards, but does not quote them, so somebody trying to get an all round understanding of Bluetooth also needs to look at: * GSM TS07.10 * OBEX * WAP * PPP * SAFER+ * Q.931 We had to hunt down diverse sources, then wade through irrelevant detail to pick out the few nuggets that are used in Bluetooth. What we really wanted was one source that just explained the relevant parts. It didn't exist, so we wrote it.

We also explain in detail other things that the Bluetooth specification either skips over or omits entirely, for example: * how to generate the UUIDs used to describe Bluetooth services * how the CVSD codec works * how to manage Bluetooth devices * a discussion of how to implement a Bluetooth system

In conferences, mailing lists, even general conversation with clients and competitors we found that people were asking questions about Bluetooth that went beyond the technical details. So we added chapters putting Bluetooth in context, covering the market for Bluetooth, other related wireless technologies, and the future of the specification.

"Bluetooth Connect without cables" is the only available source which brings together all this material in one place.

CONTENTS LIST 1 Overview Protocol Stack Part 1 - the Bluetooth Module 2 Antennas 3 Radio 4 Baseband 5 The Link Controller 6 Audio 7 The Link Manager 8 The Host Controller Interface Protocol Stack Part 3 - the Bluetooth Host 9 Logical Link Control and Adaptation 10 RFCOMM 11 The Service Discovery Protocol 12 The Wireless Access Protocol 13 OBEX and IrDA 14 Telephony Control Protocol 15 Applications: The Bluetooth Profiles Protocol Stack Part 3 - Cross layer functions 16 Encryption and Security 17 Low-Power Operation 18 Quality of Service 19 Managing Bluetooth Devices Test and Qualification 20 Test Mode 21 Qualification and Type Approval Bluetooth in Context 22 Implementation 23 Related Standards and Technologies 24 The Bluetooth Market 25 Future Developments Glossary

I found this book to be much less of a walk through the specification and more of a view through the eyes of one who has actually implemented Bluetooth and knows where the trouble spots are. The reader is given insights into some of the real thorny issues, and even given suggestions on how to address them.

Although the subject matter is at some times quite dense, the authors do an excellent job, consistently introducing the topics in an overview, and always following with a good summary of the salient points in each section. Readers in the USA should be prepared for an occasional non-American term, phrase, or spelling which may not be listed in the text's extensive and otherwise quite useful glossary, reminding us that Bluetooth wireless technology is truly of global interest and potential impact.