*UNIVERSITY OF *NAIROBI SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS DRAFT PROJECT PROPOSAL BLUETOOTH™-BASED VIDEO STREAMING VIA MOBILE DEVICES By CHITWA MICHAEL WILLIS P15/8103/2004 PRESENTED TO: MR. E. MIRITI Table of Contents {text:bookmark-start} CHAPTER ONE {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} BLUETOOTH™-BASED VIDEO STREAMING VIA MOBILE DEVICES {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} Introduction {text:bookmark-end} Bluetooth is a low-cost, short-range wireless technology that has become popular among those who want to create personal area networks (PANs). Each PAN is a dynamically created network built around an individual, which enables devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to connect automatically and share data immediately. Bluetooth wireless technology is a short-range communications system intended to replace the cables connecting portable and/or fixed electronic devices. The key features of Bluetooth wireless technology are robustness, low power, and low cost. Many features of the core specification are optional, allowing product differentiation. The Bluetooth core system consists of an RF (Radio Frequency) transceiver, baseband, and protocol stack. The system offers services that enable the connection of devices and the exchange of a variety of data classes between these devices. {text:bookmark-start} CHAPTER TW0 {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} PROBLEM DEFINITION {text:bookmark-end} When any two devices need to talk to each other, they have to agree on a number of points before the conversation can begin. The first point of agreement is physical: Will they talk over wires, or through some form of wireless signals? If they use wires, how many are required -- one, two, eight, 25? Once the physical attributes are decided, several more questions arise: How much data will be sent at a time? For instance, serial ports send data 1 bit at a time, while parallel ports send several bits at...