Inside Bluetooth Low Energy, 2nd Edition

This updated and expanded second edition of the Artech House bestseller, Inside Bluetooth Low Energy, presents the recent developments within the Bluetooth Core Specifications 4.1 and 4.2. This new edition explores both Internet of Things (IoT) and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) in one single flow and demonstrates how this technology is very well suited for IoT implementations. The book covers all the advances within the new specifications including Bluetooth LE enhanced power efficiency, faster connections, and enhanced privacy and security.Developed for ultra-low power devices, such as heart rate monitors, thermometers, and sensors, Bluetooth LE is one of the latest, most exciting enhancements to Bluetooth technology. This cutting-edge book presents an easy-to-understand, broad-based explanation of Bluetooth LE, its building blocks and how they all come together. Packed with examples and practical scenarios, the book helps readers rapidly gain a clear, solid understanding of Bluetooth LE in order to work more effectively with its specification. This book explores the architecture of the Bluetooth LE stack and functionality of its layers and includes a broad view of the technology, identifies the various building blocks, and explains how they come together. Readers will also find discussions on Bluetooth basics, providing the background information needed to master Bluetooth LE.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Background of Bluetooth
Chapter 3 Bluetooth Lower Layers
Chapter 4 Bluetooth Upper Layers and Profiles
Chapter 5 Getting the Hands Wet
Chapter 6 Bluetooth Low Energy—Fundamentals
Chapter 7 Physical Layer
Chapter 8 Link Layer
Chapter 9 Host Controller Interface and Commands
Chapter 10 Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP)
Chapter 11 Security Manager (SM)
Chapter 12 Attribute Protocol (ATT)
Chapter 13 Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
Chapter 14 Generic Access Profile
Chapter 15 GATT-Based Profiles
Chapter 16 Developing LE Applications
Chapter 17 Testing and Qualification