IP services over Bluetooth: leading the way to a new mobility
Albrecht, M.; Frank, M.; Martini, P.; Schetelig, M.; Vilavaara, A.; Wenzel, A.
Local Computer Networks, 1999. LCN apos;99. Conference on
Volume , Issue , Oct 1999 Page(s):2 - 11
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/LCN.1999.801990
Summary:We present protocol concepts for an extension of IP for mobility
issues in Bluetooth networks. The protocol is called BLUEPAC IP, where
BLUEPAC stands for “BLUEtooth Public ACcess”. “Public
access” means access to various kinds of information in public
areas, e.g. airplane, train, hotel room, department store, museum.
Bluetooth will reside in low-cost chips that provide wireless
communication up to OSI Layer 2. By the end of this year many mobile
devices, e.g. notebooks, PDAs, cell phones, will contain Bluetooth chips
as a cable replacement. But Bluetooth is move powerful: with a suitable
network protocol that inherits all aspects of IP, it will be possible to
provide IP services over Bluetooth. BLUEPAC IP takes IP as a basis and
additionally includes functionalities of mobile IP and cellular IP for
local IP address assignment, routing issues and handoff support
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