Data Sheet

3.6 Bluetooth 3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
3.6.4 Bluetooth Link Controller
The link controller operates in three major states: standby, connection and sniff. It enables multi connection and
other operations like inquiry, page, and secure simple pairing, and therefore enables Piconet and Scatternet. Below
are the features:
• Classic Bluetooth
– Device Discovery (inquiry and inquiry scan)
– Connection establishment (page and page scan)
– Multi connections
– Asynchronous data reception and transmission
– Synchronous links (SCO/eSCO)
– Master/Slave Switch
– Adaptive Frequency Hopping and Channel assessment
– Broadcast encryption
– Authentication and encryption
– Secure Simple Pairing
– Multi-point and scatternet management
– Sniff mode
– Connectionless Slave Broadcast (transmitter and receiver)
– Enhanced power control
– Ping
• Bluetooth Low Energy
– Advertising
– Scanning
– Multiple connections
– Asynchronous data reception and transmission
– Adaptive Frequency Hopping and Channel assessment
– Connection parameter update
– Date Length Extension
– Link Layer Encryption
– LE Ping
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