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Scanning Issues for a Device in Inquiry Scan State

Original Post: Inquiry Scan state question  (eGroups Msg. )    Date: 2000-01-05

Question

     When a BT device enters Inquiry Scan mode, the spec (1.0A) says it will listen for a minimum of 18 slots at a given frequency. Does this mean that the device will listen in both its TX and RX slot times? Or does it use a mechanism like the HOLD extension of the uncertainty period from +- 10uS to a larger number, say +-1250uS?

 Answer

    The TX and RX slots are determined by the master's clock. A device entering Inquiry scan has no knowledge of the master's clock. So the concept of TX and RX slots does not apply to a device in Inquiry scan. It scans continuously for 16 hop frequencies (not 18) and when it receives an inquiry message, it performs the inquiry response procedure. A device sending the inquiry message (master) however transmits only in transmit slot and listens in receive slots. These slots are determined by it's native clock. There is no extension of the uncertainty period