Bluetooth Profiles: What is REALLY supported

[WooDaddy]

Ok...

This is sorta a general hardware question/where can I buy this type of question but I know isn't mainstream enough for the average lurker in that forum to help out.

I've been learning more about the bluetooth spec (1.1) and have been reading up on the different profiles. Here's my questions: are the different profiles typically software dependent (driver level) and, derived from the 1st question, what bluetooth dongles that are out there support the most profiles?

I've looked at a few usb-bluetooth dongles and the ones I've seen tend to support the following profiles:
Serial Port, DUN, Fax, Headset, PIM, OBEX, FTP, HID, Audio Gateway. Some don't even list a profile at all. I understand that some profiles are at a lower layer than others, ie headset profile and a/v profiles, but if it's all software derived, then it almost doesn't matter to me.

Now if it isn't and some of these profiles may not be available due to limited hardware design, then I can expect this to be a problem. If that is the case, can anyone think of some usb dongle that would fully support the 1.1 spec?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Oric]

If you can really understand what is going on with BT, please tell me !

Is it possible to create a TCP/IP network with two computers, with Bluetooth under Win XP ?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: WooDaddy
Ok...

This is sorta a general hardware question/where can I buy this type of question but I know isn't mainstream enough for the average lurker in that forum to help out.

I've been learning more about the bluetooth spec (1.1) and have been reading up on the different profiles. Here's my questions: are the different profiles typically software dependent (driver level) and, derived from the 1st question, what bluetooth dongles that are out there support the most profiles?

I've looked at a few usb-bluetooth dongles and the ones I've seen tend to support the following profiles:
Serial Port, DUN, Fax, Headset, PIM, OBEX, FTP, HID, Audio Gateway. Some don't even list a profile at all. I understand that some profiles are at a lower layer than others, ie headset profile and a/v profiles, but if it's all software derived, then it almost doesn't matter to me.

Now if it isn't and some of these profiles may not be available due to limited hardware design, then I can expect this to be a problem. If that is the case, can anyone think of some usb dongle that would fully support the 1.1 spec?

Thanks in advance!

The Belkin adapter seems to support them all. I tried some no-name one first, and it didn't support the serial port profile. :disgust:

 

[WooDaddy]

Oric,

I would imagine so. Check out the Bluetooth Sig for more info.

Anybody know anything or these profiles/layers? I guess I should just post at the forums there...