1. Project: IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [WG-Bluetooth SIG Liaison Report March08]
Date Submitted: [17March08]
Source: [John Barr] Company [Motorola]
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Abstract: [Bluetooth SIG Report to WG]
Purpose: [Update WG on recent Bluetooth SIG activities.]
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March 2008
doc.: IEEE /0130r0
Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola
John Barr, Motorola

2. Relationship to IEEE 802.15 Bluetooth SIG
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Bluetooth SIG
Relationship to IEEE
Bluetooth SIG Specifications are backwards compatible with Bluetooth V1.2 specification that is equivalent to IEEE a.
As with ZigBee and IEEE Std , the Bluetooth SIG has extended use of IEEE Std while continuing to conform to existing standard.
Bluetooth SIG is also working on enhancement to integrate IEEE conforming radios as an optional high speed channel.
Future work may include adoption of IEEE c as an optional very high speed channel.
Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola
John Barr, Motorola

3. Bluetooth SIG, Inc. - 10,305+ Members
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Bluetooth SIG, Inc. - 10,305+ Members
Seven Promoter Member Companies
Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Toshiba
Owners of Bluetooth Specification Copyright
291+ Associate Member Companies
Allowed to contribute to specification development
Early access to draft specifications
Favorable rates for design/product qualification
Membership fee based on company size ($7.5 - $35K)
10,014+ Adopter Member Companies
Allowed to create and qualify designs/products
Do not pay any member ship fees
Any company incorporating Bluetooth wireless technology into products, using the technology to offer goods and services or simply rebranding a product with Bluetooth wireless technology must become a member of the Bluetooth SIG.
Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola
John Barr, Motorola

4. Future of Bluetooth Wireless Technology
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Future of Bluetooth Wireless Technology
Expect to ship 2 Billion devices in 2011
Ultra Low Power devices
Suitable for high speed applications of digital imaging, music, and video transfer between portable devices and fixed devices.
Improved interoperability
Bluetooth Wireless Experience
Bluetooth Alternate MAC/PHY Approach
Bluetooth link used to discover peer device, authenticate, discover capabilities (e.g., ), and initiate operation
link enabled and used when higher performance required
link idled when operation completed
Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola
John Barr, Motorola

5. IEEE Std
Current Bluetooth SIG specifications are backwards compatible with
Will need to reaffirm as an IEEE standard in 2009.
Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola