Title :
Hardware and software implications of creating Bluetooth scatternet devices
Author_Institution :
Inf. Soc. Technol. Centre, Council for Sci. & Ind. Res., Pretoria
Abstract :
The paper seeks to explain the practical issues encountered when implementing point-to-multipoint capable Bluetooth systems. System partitioning of the Bluetooth stack between the hardware components is a crucial component of any Bluetooth design and depends heavily on the bandwidth requirements of the product. The MIPS estimates of the various Bluetooth stack layers and some typical applications are presented. Open source Bluetooth stacks running in open source embedded operating systems are highlighted as a solution to building low cost scatternet capable Bluetooth devices
Keywords :
Bluetooth; telecommunication computing; transceivers; Bluetooth scatternet devices; Bluetooth stack layers; RF transceiver; embedded operating systems; hardware; open source operating systems; point-to-multipoint capable Bluetooth systems; software; system partitioning; Bluetooth; Costs; Hardware; Human computer interaction; Microprocessors; Personal area networks; Protocols; Radio frequency; Scattering; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2004. 7th AFRICON Conference in Africa
Conference_Location :
Gaborone
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8605-1
DOI :
10.1109/AFRICON.2004.1406661
