A Bluetooth Broadband Network?
Original Post: Broadband (eGroups Msg.) Date:
2000-08-14
Question
What is the capability of Bluetooth to deliver
broadband? I.e. is it possible to enable Bluetooth wireless connectivity to
replace cable between DVD set top boxes and the TV set or PC
Answer
Although BT is known to have 1Mbps transmission rate,
this is the symbol rate not the realistic file transfer rate. Also the
Master-Slave configuration makes BT not a good real-time, high data rate
wireless connectivity compared to other high data rate system.
This is not a fault with Bluetooth itself , since it is
intended to do relative low-speed wireless connections , with low cost. For
the above application mentioned, Wireless LAN 802.11b might be better
suited.
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