Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Training Workshop

Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Training Workshop is a 3-day workshop. Learn about Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless technology standards. Both Classic Bluetooth and BLE operate in the 2400-2483.5 MHz range within the ISM 2.4 GHz frequency band. In Classic Bluetooth, data is split into packets and exchanged through Bluetooth channels (79 designated channels, 1 MHz in bandwidth). Bluetooth Classic is a good fit for consumer products vs. BLE, with lower power consumption for machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT). BLE also operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, and unlike classic Bluetooth, it remains in sleep mode most of the time (low-duty cycle).

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The target audience for this Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) course is defined here

• Administrators
• Networking team

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Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Training Workshop

Course Syllabus

Introduction to Bluetooth Classic

• What is Bluetooth technology?
• Bluetooth Standards
• IEEE Related Standards
• The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
• Conformance and Compatibility Testing
• Applications for Bluetooth
• Classic Bluetooth
• Bluetooth Services
• Basic Bluetooth Operation
• Configuring Bluetooth Devices
• Device Discovery and Service Discovery
• Data Throughput and Range
• Spectrum
• Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
• Interference
• Class of Radio
• Power and Range

Classic Bluetooth Protocols

• PHY characteristics
• Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)
• Link management protocol (LMP)
• Packet structure, signaling, discover,y, and connection procedures
• Logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP)
• Host/controller interface (HCI)
• Bluetooth network encapsulation protocol (BNEP)
• Radiofrequency communication (RFCOMM)
• Service discovery protocol (SDP)
• Audio/video control transport protocol (AVCTP)
• Audio/video data transport protocol (AVDTP)
• Asynchronous Connection-oriented (ACL)
• Synchronous connection-oriented (SCO)

Classic Bluetooth Operation

• Bluetooth Operations
• Classic Bluetooth packet structure and connection procedures
• Device Discoverability
• Device Connectivity
• Bluetooth Classic Architecture
• Masters and Slaves
• Piconets and Scatternets
• Device Addressing
• Pairing and Bonding
• Inquiry and Paging
• Security
• Link Keys
• Authentication
• L2 Packet Exchange
• Bluetooth Packets
• Packet structure, signaling, discovery, and connection procedures
• Advertising Packets, and Scan Response Data
• Data exchange

Working with Classic Bluetooth Profiles

• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
• Hands-Free Profile (HFP)
• Human Interface Device Profile (HID)
• Synchronous Connection-Oriented (SCO)
• Headset Profile (HSP)
• Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)

Introduction to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

• BLE Background theory
• BLE vs. Bluetooth Classic
• BLE features
• BLE Profiles and Services
• The lowest power consumption
• Robustness, security, and reliability
• Wireless co-existence
• Connection range and data rates
• Ease of use and integration

Overview of BLE Protocols

• Generic Access Profile (GAP)
• Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
• Attribute Protocol (ATT)
• Security Manager (SM)
• Security and AES Encryption (NIST and NSA versions)
• Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP)
• Enhancements to L2CAP for Low Energy
• Host Controller Interface (HCI), the Host side
• Host Controller Interface (HCI), Controller side
• Enhancements to HCI Protocol
• Direct Test Mode (DTM)
• BLE Link Layer
• BLE PHY Characteristics

BLE Operation

• Bluetooth Configuration
• Core Configurations
• Basic operations (GAP)
• Device roles
• Connections in BLE
• Event flow and handling
• Scanning
• Connecting
• Service Discovery
• Device discovery
• Connection management
• Pairing
• Bonding
• Sending and receiving data
• Low power idle mode operation
• Device discovery
• Reliable point-to-multipoint data transfer
• Advanced power-save
• Advanced encryption functionalities
• Single-mode and dual-mode
• BLE Device Roles
• Central and peripheral roles
• Server and client roles
• Advertising and Scan Response Data
• Establishing a connection
• Connected Network Topology
• GATT Transactions
• Services and Characteristics
• Profiles vs. Services
• Characteristics

Introduction to Bluetooth 5

• Bluetooth Core 5.0
• Bluetooth 5.0 Architecture
• Changes from v4.2 to v5.0
• Bluetooth 5.0 Features Added
• Integrated with v5.0
• Deprecated Features
• Slot Availability Mask (SAM)
• 2 Msym/s PHY for LE
• LE Long Range
• High-Duty Cycle Non-Connectable Advertising
• LE Advertising Extensions

Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Training Workshop Course Recap, Q/A, and Evaluations