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Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 1
BluetoothQualification Program
Thomas Müller, Waldemar Hontscha
Nokia Mobile Phones
doc.: IEEE 802.15-072r0
Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 2
Global Market
Qualification vs. Type Approval
Bluetooth Devices
'Bluetooth License'
'License to sell'
Qualification Process
Regulatory Type Approval
&
Complies with
the specification ?
doc.: IEEE 802.15-072r0
Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 3
Qualification Program: Mission
•Protect the Bluetooth Brand by ensuring
–good performance of products
–interoperability of products
–clearly stated product capabilities
doc.: IEEE 802.15-072r0
Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 4
Compliance requirements
•Radio link
•Protocols (lower layers)
•Profiles
•Capability information to end-users
doc.: IEEE 802.15-072r0
Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 5
Bluetooth SIG -PM
Bluetooth Qualification
Review Board (BQRB)
Bluetooth
Qualification
Administrator
(BQA)
Bluetooth
Technical
Advisory Board
(BTAB)
Manage/review/improvequalification process
Administration ofqualification program
Checking declarations,review test reports
Recognized test facilityfor Bluetooth products
Know-how exchange &forum for problemsrelated to testing andqualification
Bluetooth
Qualification
Test Facility
(BQTF)
Bluetooth
Qualification
Body
(BQB)
Authorization of the Program
doc.: IEEE 802.15-072r0
Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 6
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Bluetooth Qualification Process
BQA
BQTF
BQB
Manufacturer
Qualified
Products
Database
Qualification
ProgramDocuments
Test 
Sample
& 
TCF
Test 
Report
& 
TCF
Application
& 
Declaration
of 
Compliance
Pull 
Documents
from 
Web 
site
Insert 
into 
Database:
Product 
Qualified!
doc.: IEEE 802.15-072r0
Submission
September 1999
Thomas Müller & Waldemar Hontscha, Nokia
Slide 7
Early Bluetooth Products
•Reduced Test requirements forqualification of “early products”
•Initial Qualification Program to belaunched End 1999
•Additional info: www.bluetooth.com