<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
device	O
must	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
subset	O
of	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
profiles	I-General_Concept
(	O
often	O
called	O
services	O
or	O
functions	O
)	O
necessary	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
desired	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
profile	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
specification	O
regarding	O
an	O
aspect	O
of	O
Bluetooth-based	O
wireless	O
communication	O
between	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
resides	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Core	O
Specification	O
and	O
(	O
optionally	O
)	O
additional	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
way	O
a	O
device	O
uses	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
depends	O
on	O
its	O
profile	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
profiles	O
provide	O
standards	O
that	O
manufacturers	O
follow	O
to	O
allow	O
devices	O
to	O
use	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
intended	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
stack	B-Protocol
,	O
according	O
to	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
a	O
special	O
set	O
of	O
profiles	O
applies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
host	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
can	O
expose	O
a	O
basic	O
set	O
of	O
profiles	O
(	O
namely	O
OBEX	B-General_Concept
,	O
HID	O
and	O
Audio	O
Sink	O
)	O
and	O
manufacturers	O
can	O
add	O
additional	O
profiles	O
to	O
its	O
driver	B-Application
and	O
stack	B-Protocol
to	O
enhance	O
what	O
their	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
device	O
can	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
used	O
by	O
the	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
perform	O
its	O
task	O
,	O
each	O
profile	O
uses	O
particular	O
options	O
and	O
parameters	O
at	O
each	O
layer	O
of	O
the	O
stack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
article	O
summarizes	O
the	O
current	O
definitions	O
of	O
profiles	O
defined	O
and	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SIG	O
and	O
possible	O
applications	O
of	O
each	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
defines	O
how	O
multimedia	O
audio	O
can	O
be	O
streamed	O
from	O
one	O
device	O
to	O
another	O
over	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
called	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Audio	I-General_Concept
Streaming	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
music	O
can	O
be	O
streamed	O
from	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	O
headset	B-Device
,	O
hearing	O
aid/cochlear	O
implant	O
streamer	O
,	O
or	O
car	O
audio	O
;	O
alternately	O
from	O
a	O
laptop/desktop	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	O
headset	B-Device
;	O
also	O
,	O
voice	O
can	O
be	O
streamed	O
from	O
a	O
microphone	O
device	O
to	O
a	O
recorder	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Audio/Video	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Profile	O
(	O
AVRCP	O
)	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
A2DP	O
for	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
on	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
headphones	B-Device
,	O
car	O
audio	O
systems	O
,	O
or	O
stand-alone	O
speaker	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
systems	O
often	O
also	O
implement	O
Headset	B-Device
(	O
HSP	O
)	O
or	O
Hands-Free	O
(	O
HFP	O
)	O
profiles	O
for	O
telephone	O
calls	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
A2DP	O
service	O
,	O
of	O
possibly	O
many	O
,	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
uni-directionally	O
transfer	O
an	O
audio	O
stream	O
in	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
channel	O
stereo	O
,	O
either	O
to	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
mandatory	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
low-complexity	O
SBC	B-General_Concept
codec	B-General_Concept
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
's	O
voice-signal	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
CVSDM	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
optionally	O
MPEG-1	O
Part	O
3/MPEG	O
-2	O
Part	O
3	O
(	O
MP2	O
and	O
MP3	B-Application
)	O
,	O
MPEG-2	O
Part	O
7/MPEG	O
-4	O
Part	O
3	O
(	O
AAC	B-Application
and	O
HE-AAC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ATRAC	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
extensible	O
to	O
support	O
manufacturer-defined	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
aptX	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
an	O
extended	O
list	O
of	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
,	O
see	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
one-way	O
audio	O
transfer	O
-	O
CSR	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
transfer	O
a	O
mono	O
stream	O
back	O
(	O
and	O
enable	O
using	O
headsets	O
with	O
microphones	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
it	O
into	O
FastStream	O
and	O
aptX	B-Algorithm
Low	O
Latency	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
stacks	I-Protocol
enforce	O
the	O
SCMS-T	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
cases	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
connect	O
certain	O
A2DP	O
headphones	B-Device
for	O
high	O
quality	O
audio	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
vendors	O
disable	O
the	O
A2DP	O
functionality	O
altogether	O
to	O
avoid	O
devices	O
rejecting	O
A2DP	O
sink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ATT	O
is	O
a	O
wire	O
application	O
protocol	O
for	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
allow	O
a	O
single	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
(	O
or	O
other	O
device	O
)	O
to	O
control	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
A/V	O
equipment	O
to	O
which	O
a	O
user	O
has	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
car	O
navigation	O
systems	O
to	O
control	O
streaming	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.0	O
—	O
Basic	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
commands	O
(	O
play/pause/stop	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
transmitting	O
cover	O
arts	O
through	O
the	O
BIP	O
over	O
OBEX	B-General_Concept
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
could	O
download	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
pictures	O
from	O
a	O
camera	O
whenever	O
it	O
is	O
within	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	O
Camera	O
Allows	O
the	O
initiator	O
to	O
remotely	O
use	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
give	O
a	O
presentation	O
by	O
sending	O
the	O
slides	O
to	O
a	O
video	B-Device
projector	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
differs	O
from	O
HCRP	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
needs	O
no	O
printer-specific	O
drivers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
embedded	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
which	O
cannot	O
easily	O
be	O
updated	O
with	O
drivers	B-Application
dependent	O
upon	O
printer	O
vendors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
provides	O
unrestricted	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
services	O
,	O
data	O
and	O
signalling	O
that	O
ISDN	B-Protocol
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
cordless	O
phones	O
to	O
work	O
using	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
hoped	O
that	O
mobile	O
phones	O
could	O
use	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
CTP	O
gateway	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
landline	B-Application
when	O
within	O
the	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
network	O
when	O
out	O
of	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SIG	O
's	O
"	O
3-in-1	O
phone	O
"	O
use	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
allows	O
a	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
identified	O
above	O
and	O
beyond	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Device	O
Class	O
already	O
available	O
in	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
useful	O
in	O
allowing	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
identify	O
a	O
connecting	O
device	O
and	O
download	O
appropriate	O
drivers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
enables	O
similar	O
applications	O
to	O
those	O
the	O
Plug-and-play	B-Device
specification	O
allows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC-to-PC	O
usage	O
models	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
conference	O
table	O
and	O
file	O
transfer	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
PC	O
may	O
use	O
this	O
information	O
to	O
supplement	O
information	O
from	O
other	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
specifications	I-Protocol
to	O
identify	O
the	O
right	O
device	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
to	O
peripheral	O
usage	O
models	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
dial	O
up	O
networking	O
using	O
a	O
cellular	O
phone	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
download	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
or	O
other	O
software	O
for	O
that	O
peripheral	O
from	O
a	O
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
this	O
the	O
driver	B-Application
must	O
know	O
the	O
proper	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
devices	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
provide	O
some	O
basic	O
functionality	O
using	O
only	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
profile	I-General_Concept
implementation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
additional	O
software	O
loaded	O
using	O
the	O
Device	O
ID	O
information	O
should	O
only	O
be	O
necessary	O
for	O
extended	O
or	O
proprietary	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
provides	O
a	O
standard	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
other	O
dial-up	O
services	O
over	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
scenario	O
is	O
accessing	O
the	O
Internet	O
from	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
by	O
dialing	O
up	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
wirelessly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
AT	B-Device
command	I-Device
set	I-Device
specified	O
in	O
European	O
Telecommunications	O
Standards	O
Institute	O
(	O
ETSI	O
)	O
07.07	O
,	O
and	O
Point-to-Point	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
PPP	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gateway	O
provides	O
a	O
modem	O
interface	O
and	O
establishes	O
the	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
PPP	B-Protocol
gateway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terminal	O
implements	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
modem	O
and	O
PPP	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
to	O
establish	O
the	O
network	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
standard	O
phones	O
,	O
the	O
gateway	O
PPP	B-Protocol
functionality	O
is	O
usually	O
implemented	O
by	O
the	O
access	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
Telco	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
always	O
on	O
"	O
smartphones	O
,	O
the	O
PPP	B-Protocol
gateway	O
is	O
often	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
the	O
terminal	O
shares	O
the	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
well-defined	O
interface	O
between	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
or	O
fixed-line	B-Application
phone	I-Application
and	O
a	O
PC	O
with	O
Fax	O
software	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
must	O
be	O
provided	O
for	O
ITU	O
T.31	O
and	O
/	O
or	O
ITU	O
T.32	O
AT	B-Device
command	I-Device
sets	I-Device
as	O
defined	O
by	O
ITU-T	O
.	O
Data	O
and	O
voice	O
calls	O
are	O
not	O
covered	O
by	O
this	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GAVDP	O
provides	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
A2DP	O
and	O
VDP	O
,	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
systems	O
designed	O
for	O
distributing	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
streams	O
using	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
technology	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roles	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
between	O
two	O
devices	O
when	O
a	O
new	O
procedure	O
is	O
initiated.The	O
Baseband	O
,	O
LMP	O
,	O
L2CAP	O
,	O
and	O
SDP	B-Protocol
are	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
protocols	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Core	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GAP	O
defines	O
how	O
two	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
units	O
discover	O
and	O
establish	O
a	O
connection	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provides	O
profile	O
discovery	O
and	O
description	O
services	O
for	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
OBEX	B-General_Concept
and	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
regarding	O
the	O
actual	O
communications	O
to	O
the	O
printer	O
,	O
so	O
drivers	B-Application
are	O
required	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
printer	O
model	O
or	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
this	O
profile	O
less	O
useful	O
for	O
embedded	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
palmtops	O
,	O
as	O
updating	O
drivers	B-Application
can	O
be	O
problematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APIs	O
of	O
this	O
layer	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
lower	O
level	O
Multi-Channel	O
Adaptation	O
Protocol	O
(	O
MCAP	O
layer	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
perform	O
SDP	B-Protocol
behavior	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
remote	O
HDP	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
commonly	O
uses	O
Synchronous	O
Connection	O
Oriented	O
link	O
(	O
SCO	O
)	O
to	O
carry	O
a	O
monaural	O
audio	O
channel	O
with	O
continuously	B-Algorithm
variable	I-Algorithm
slope	I-Algorithm
delta	I-Algorithm
modulation	I-Algorithm
or	O
pulse-code	B-Algorithm
modulation	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
with	O
logarithmic	O
a-law	B-Algorithm
or	O
μ-law	B-Algorithm
quantization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.6	O
adds	O
optional	O
support	O
for	O
wide	O
band	O
speech	O
with	O
the	O
mSBC	O
codec	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
16kHz	O
monaural	O
configuration	O
of	O
the	O
SBC	B-General_Concept
codec	B-General_Concept
mandated	O
by	O
the	O
A2DP	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.7	O
adds	O
indicator	O
support	O
to	O
report	O
such	O
things	O
as	O
headset	B-Device
battery	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
Audi	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Audi	O
A8	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
motor	O
vehicle	O
manufacturer	O
to	O
install	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
technology	I-Protocol
in	O
a	O
car	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
passenger	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
wireless	O
in-car	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
DaimlerChrysler	O
and	O
Acura	O
introduced	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
technology	I-Protocol
integration	O
with	O
the	O
audio	O
system	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
third-generation	O
Acura	O
TL	O
in	O
a	O
system	O
dubbed	O
HandsFree	O
Link	O
(	O
HFL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Nissan	O
models	O
(	O
Versa	O
,	O
X-Trail	O
)	O
include	O
a	O
built-in	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Technology	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volvo	O
started	O
introducing	O
support	O
in	O
some	O
vehicles	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
all	O
Bluetooth-enabled	O
vehicles	O
support	O
HFP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
car	O
audio	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
manufacturers	O
like	O
Kenwood	O
,	O
JVC	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Pioneer	O
and	O
Alpine	O
build	O
car	O
audio	O
receivers	O
that	O
house	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
modules	O
all	O
supporting	O
various	O
HFP	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
car	O
kits	O
allow	O
users	O
with	O
Bluetooth-equipped	O
cell	O
phones	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
making	O
calls	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
phone	O
itself	O
can	O
be	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
pocket	O
or	O
hand	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
like	O
Visteon	O
Corp.	O
,	O
Peiker	O
acustic	O
,	O
,	O
Parrot	O
SA	O
,	O
Novero	O
,	O
Dension	O
,	O
S1NN	O
and	O
Motorola	O
manufacture	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
hands-free	O
car	O
kits	O
for	O
well-known	O
brand	O
car	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headsets	O
implement	O
both	O
Hands-Free	O
Profile	O
and	O
Headset	B-Device
Profile	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
extra	O
features	O
in	O
HFP	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
last	O
number	O
redial	O
,	O
call	O
waiting	O
and	O
voice	O
dialing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provides	O
support	O
for	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
mice	B-Device
,	O
joysticks	B-Device
,	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
and	O
simple	O
buttons	O
and	O
indicators	O
on	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
controllers	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
remotes	O
also	O
use	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
HID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
HID	O
is	O
a	O
lightweight	O
wrapper	O
of	O
the	O
human	B-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
device	I-General_Concept
protocol	O
defined	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
HID	O
protocol	O
simplifies	O
host	O
implementation	O
(	O
ex	O
:	O
support	O
by	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
)	O
by	O
enabling	O
the	O
re-use	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
HID	O
to	O
also	O
support	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
HID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keyboard	B-Device
and	O
keypads	O
must	O
be	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
profile	O
,	O
providing	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
popular	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headsets	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
relies	O
on	O
SCO	O
audio	O
encoded	O
in	O
64kbit/s	O
CVSD	B-Algorithm
or	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
AT	B-Device
commands	I-Device
from	O
GSM	O
07.07	O
for	O
minimal	O
controls	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
ring	O
,	O
answer	O
a	O
call	O
,	O
hang	O
up	O
and	O
adjust	O
the	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
drivers	B-Application
and	O
stacks	O
for	O
Windows	O
do	O
n't	O
support	O
the	O
iAP	O
profile	O
since	O
using	O
such	O
protocols	O
requires	O
a	O
MFi	B-Device
license	I-Device
from	O
Apple	O
and	O
thus	O
is	O
displayed	O
as	O
"	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Peripheral	O
Device	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Not	O
Supported	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Function	O
"	O
in	O
Device	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
proposed	O
to	O
allow	O
voice	O
calls	O
between	O
two	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
capable	O
handsets	O
,	O
over	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAN	B-General_Concept
Access	O
profile	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
device	O
to	O
access	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
WAN	O
or	O
Internet	O
via	O
another	O
device	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
physical	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
PPP	B-Protocol
over	O
RFCOMM	O
to	O
establish	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAP	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
join	O
an	O
ad-hoc	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
Access	O
Profile	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
PAN	O
profile	O
in	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
specification	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mesh	O
Profile	O
Specification	O
allows	O
for	O
many-to-many	O
communication	O
over	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
layer	O
for	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Mesh	O
has	O
been	O
defined	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
Mesh	O
Model	O
Specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
MAP	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
HP	O
Send	O
and	O
receive	O
text	O
(	O
SMS	O
)	O
messages	O
from	O
a	O
Palm/HP	O
smartphone	O
to	O
an	O
HP	O
TouchPad	O
tablet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
MAP	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Ford	O
in	O
select	O
SYNC	O
Generation	O
1-equipped	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
vehicles	O
and	O
also	O
by	O
BMW	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
iDrive	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
introduced	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
MAP	O
in	O
iOS	B-Application
6	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
support	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
4.4	O
(	O
KitKat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OPP	O
uses	O
the	O
APIs	O
of	O
OBEX	B-General_Concept
profile	O
and	O
the	O
OBEX	B-General_Concept
operations	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
OPP	O
are	O
connect	O
,	O
disconnect	O
,	O
put	O
,	O
get	O
and	O
abort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
these	O
API	O
the	O
OPP	O
layer	O
will	O
reside	O
over	O
OBEX	B-General_Concept
and	O
hence	O
follow	O
the	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Network	O
Encapsulation	O
Protocol	O
on	O
Layer	B-Application
3	I-Application
protocols	O
for	O
transport	O
over	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
especially	O
useful	O
for	O
unlocking	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
when	O
a	O
connected	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
smartphone	O
is	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serial	O
Port	O
Profile	O
defines	O
how	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
virtual	O
serial	O
ports	O
and	O
connect	O
two	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDAP	O
describes	O
how	O
an	O
application	O
should	O
use	O
SDP	B-Protocol
to	O
discover	O
services	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDAP	O
requires	O
that	O
any	O
application	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
what	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
any	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
enabled	O
device	O
it	O
connects	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
allows	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
car	O
phones	O
with	O
built-in	O
GSM	O
transceivers	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
SIM	O
card	O
in	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
enabled	O
phone	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
car	O
phone	O
itself	O
does	O
n't	O
require	O
a	O
separate	O
SIM	O
card	O
and	O
the	O
car	O
external	O
antenna	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
is	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
rSAP	O
(	O
remote-SIM-Access-Profile	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
that	O
name	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
profile	O
specification	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SIG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufacturer	O
Model	O
Audi	O
A3	O
E-tron	O
,	O
A4	O
(	O
since	O
Typ	O
8K	O
)	O
,	O
A5	O
,	O
A6	O
,	O
A7	O
,	O
A8	O
,	O
Q3	O
,	O
Q5	O
,	O
Q7	O
since	O
Production	O
week	O
34/2006	O
:	O
Bluetooth-Autotelephone	O
Bentley	O
Continental	O
GT	O
,	O
GTC	O
BMW	O
Snap-In	O
SAP	O
Adapter	O
available	O
for	O
1	O
Series	O
,	O
3	O
Series	O
,	O
7	O
Series	O
(	O
since	O
09/08	O
)	O
,	O
5	O
Series	O
,	O
6	O
Series	O
(	O
since	O
11/08	O
)	O
,	O
Z4	O
(	O
since	O
02/09	O
)	O
,	O
X5	O
,	O
X6	O
(	O
since	O
10/09	O
)	O
Citroën	O
Citroën	O
C5	O
,	O
Citroën	O
C6	O
,	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
actual	O
models	O
)	O
Ferrari	O
599	O
GTB	O
Lancia	O
Lancia	O
Delta	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
all	O
models	O
with	O
Comfort	O
Phone	O
and	O
SAP	O
adapter	O
(	O
V1	O
to	O
V4	O
)	O
Opel	O
Astra	O
J	O
,	O
Insignia	O
,	O
Meriva	O
B	O
,	O
Zafira	O
Tourer	O
,	O
Opel	O
Ampera	O
Porsche	O
all	O
models	O
from	O
ModelYear	O
2008	O
thru	O
Porsche	O
Communication	O
Management	O
(	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
)	O
with	O
Telephone	O
module	O
SEAT	O
all	O
models	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
hands	O
free	O
PREMIUM	O
Škoda	O
all	O
models	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
hands	O
free	O
PREMIUM	O
(	O
excluding	O
Yeti	O
until	O
model	O
change	O
in	O
2012	O
)	O
Volkswagen	O
all	O
models	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
hands	O
free	O
PREMIUM	O
;	O
from	O
ModelYear	O
2011	O
this	O
module	O
in	O
those	O
cars	O
have	O
additional	O
HFP	O
protocol	O
,	O
this	O
give	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
support	O
mobiles	O
with	O
SAP	O
functionality	O
-	O
minimal	O
functionality	O
only	O
use	O
of	O
Car	O
Speaker	O
and	O
Microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
phone	O
OSs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
nor	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
support	O
rSAP	O
;	O
both	O
use	O
PBAP	O
for	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
cellphone-automobile	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X2	O
,	O
X6	O
Palm	O
Treo	O
Pro	O
Smartphone	O
Samsung	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
profile	O
allows	O
synchronization	O
of	O
Personal	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
profile	O
originated	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
infrared	O
specifications	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SIG	O
to	O
form	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
specification	I-Protocol
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
IrMC	O
Synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Synchronization	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
specifications	I-Protocol
up	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
including	O
1.1	O
,	O
has	O
Synchronization	O
Profile	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
IrMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SIG	O
already	O
had	O
proprietary	O
synchronization	O
solutions	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
implement	O
IrMC	O
-based	O
synchronization	O
also	O
,	O
hence	O
SyncML	B-General_Concept
emerged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SyncML	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
open	O
industry	O
initiative	O
for	O
common	O
data	O
synchronization	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SyncML	B-General_Concept
protocol	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
companies	O
in	O
their	O
sectors	O
,	O
Lotus	O
,	O
Motorola	O
,	O
Ericsson	O
,	O
Matsushita	O
Communication	O
Industrial	O
Co.	O
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
Palm	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Psion	O
and	O
Starfish	O
Software	O
;	O
together	O
with	O
over	O
600	O
SyncML	B-General_Concept
Supporter	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SyncML	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
synchronization	O
protocol	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
devices	O
to	O
communicate	O
the	O
changes	O
that	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
data	O
that	O
is	O
stored	O
within	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
SyncML	B-General_Concept
is	O
capable	O
of	O
delivering	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
basic	O
synchronization	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
extensible	O
,	O
providing	O
powerful	O
commands	O
to	O
allow	O
searching	O
and	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
H.263	B-Algorithm
baseline	O
is	O
mandatory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
profile	O
for	O
carrying	O
Wireless	B-Protocol
Application	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
WAP	O
)	O
over	O
Point-to-Point	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
over	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
profiles	O
are	O
still	O
not	O
finalised	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
currently	O
proposed	O
within	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SIG	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
profile	O
(	O
VCP	O
)	O
:	O
This	O
profile	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
3G-324M	B-Application
,	O
and	O
support	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
over	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
high-speed	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tempow	O
Audio	O
Profile	O
(	O
TAP	O
)	O
:	O
this	O
new	O
audio	O
profile	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
World	O
2017	O
in	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
.	O
</s>
