Introduction

With the Bluetooth™ Software Suite, you can establish wireless links between your computer and other Bluetooth enabled devices. Without using an inch of cable, you can for example:

  • Transfer objects and files;
  • Access the Internet by means of dial-up networking;
  • Connect to local area networks;
  • Send fax messages, using the fax software of your computer;
  • Establish Bluetooth ad hoc networks consisting of two or more Bluetooth devices;
  • Connect to serial devices (legacy applications).

Most operations are carried out from an application called the Bluetooth Neigborhood.

The basic functions of the Bluetooth Neighborhood include three steps:

  1. Carrying out device discovery, i.e. finding out which remote Bluetooth devices are available within your range;
  2. Carrying out service discovery, i.e. finding out which services (applications) a remote device facilitates;
  3. Establishing links to remote devices.

The Bluetooth Neighborhood should be seen as an equivalent to the Network Neighborhood. The latter is an ordinary network, the Bluetooth Neighborhood is a wireless network of the Bluetooth devices within range.

Introduction