Part 3: The Bluetooth Profiles Examined

Having examined the Bluetooth core specification in Part 2, we continue in Part 3 with an examination of volume 2 of the specification, known as the profiles. We begin inChapter 11 with an overview of the profiles and their interrelationships, including the rationale for our own grouping of the profiles in this book. The remaining chapters then explore each of the published profiles in logically related groups.Chapter 12 discusses the fundamental generic access and service discovery application profiles.Chapter 13 explores the profiles that deal with telephony functions (cordless telephony, intercom and headset), whileChapter 14 describes the family of serial port related profiles (basic serial port, object push, file transfer and synchronization). FinallyChapter 15 examines the profiles related to networking, namely the dial-up networking, LAN access and fax profiles.

Part 3, like Part 2, is designed to summarize important information from the Bluetooth profile specification, making that information more accessible and understandable. Drawing on our experience in the Bluetooth SIG, we attempt here to expose the motivation and rationale for key elements of volume 2 of the Bluetooth specification.