Asus B and W PCI CARD - Manual (Page 95)

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Chapter 6
Chapter 6 - Glossary
Bluetooth passkey
The name of the PIN. The term "Bluetooth passkey" is used in the UI. See PIN.
Bluetooth service type
One or more services a device can provide to other devices. The service information is
defined in the service class field of the Bluetooth device class parameter.
Bluetooth Session
The activity and participation of a device on a piconet.
Bond
A link key that is exchanged between two devices. The key is used for future
authentication between the devices. See also bonding.
Bonding
Bonding is the creation of a relationship between two devices. The bond is a link key
The relationship is created when the link key is exchanged between two devices. The
devices are known to each other prior to the bonding procedure. A user initiates the
bonding procedure and enters a passkey with the explicit purpose of creating a bond
between two devices. This differs from the authenticate using a passkey procedure
where the user is requested to enter a passkey during the establishment of the link.
BT
Bluetooth.
Business card
The electronic date equivalent to a printed business card. This electronic version of the
business card is treated like a file and can be exchanged between Bluetooth devices.
Channel
A logical connection on L2CAP level between two devices serving a single application
or higher layer protocol.
Circuit Switched
The application of a network where a dedicated line is used to transmit information.
Only one user may employ the resources of the line at a time.
Circuit Switched Bluetooth
The application of a network where a dedicated line is used to transmit Bluetooth data.
Class of device
See Bluetooth device class. Also abbreviated as CoD.
CODEC
Coder/Decoder. A device that converts analog to digital, and digital to analog for
transmission over a digital communications system.
COF
Ciphering Offset Component. An architecture element denoting an identifiable set of
software that performs a well-defined purpose.