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Futures: Bluetooth Technologies and Applications

EE-90008

Bluetooth is a leading cable replacement technology for short-range data exchange and has become indispensable for smartphone chipsets, hands-free calls, in-vehicle infotainment, fitness bands, hearing aids, and wireless ear buds.

 

This course discusses the foundational principles of Bluetooth, including the latest technologies and applications. This course describes the Bluetooth features in Core Specification 5.3 (July 2021), including key profiles and protocols, security, advanced features, LE audio, and implementation of Android apps. It will also cover practical tips using Android Bluetooth, Android Audio, Android Automotive, and Hardware Adaptation Layer (HAL) for Bluetooth application developers, along with audio flow control techniques and policies.
 
 

What You Will Learn

 

Students in Futures: Bluetooth Technologies and Applications will:

  • Review the Bluetooth standard, packet format, and protocol stack
  • Describe the Bluetooth connection modes, profiles, pairing, and authentication
  • Understand Bluetooth location and positioning services, audio sharing, and multi-stream audio streaming
  • Learn Bluetooth LE audio and real-time isochronous stream support, including subrated connections
  • Describe audio interaction and flow control in telephony and audio applications
  • Review Bluetooth development, testing, and sniffer platforms (Android Audio, Android Automotive, HAL)
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Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$395.00

Course sessions

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Section ID:

189206

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 6/2/2025
  • Early enrollment advised
  • No UCSD parking permit required
  • No visitors permitted
  • Pre-enrollment required

Note:

Futures: Bluetooth Technologies and Applications is a prerequisite for Futures: Audio, Video, Image, and Augmented Reality Processing.

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Benny Bing, Electrical Eng MS, Nanyang Tech Univ

Benny Bing, Electrical Eng MS, Nanyang Tech Univ

Benny Bing has taught technology and test prep classes to many high-school and college students, motivating them to excel in STEM classes. He has helped test-takers from diverse academic backgrounds and received a perfect score for the GRE. As a certified computer-aided instructor, he has also taught many virtual industry-guided courses, training thousands of engineers all over the world. He has authored 20 books and 70 scientific research papers, and produced 8 IEEE tutorials that were sponsored by major corporations. Cisco Systems printed 18,000 copies of his Wi-Fi book to launch its first wireless networking product, a bold move that helped jumpstart Wi-Fi in 1999. He has served as a technology panelist for the National Science Foundation, has 6 U.S. patents licensed to industry, and was featured in the MIT Technology Review. Additionally, he received an award from the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and a technology innovation award from the National Association of Broadcasters.

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