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What is Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)?

The variant of the 2.4 GHz short-range wireless technology Bluetooth that emphasizes low power consumption. By keeping communication time very short and shutting down circuits the rest of the time, devices can run a long time even on coin cells. It is used in beacons that periodically send short signals called advertisements, in wearables, sensors and more. It cannot communicate directly with classic Bluetooth (BR/EDR).

Japanese name: BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) appears in 1 practice question across 1 topic, including Wireless Communication Basics.

Field: Wireless Communication Basics

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Which describes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)?

  1. AIt uses sub-GHz bands such as the 920 MHz band and can communicate with devices several kilometers or more away where line of sight is clear
  2. BIt uses the 2.4 GHz band and keeps power consumption low by communicating only briefly and resting the rest of the time, and is used in wearables, sensors and similar devices
  3. CIt uses 13.56 MHz electromagnetic induction to communicate between devices brought within a few centimeters of each other
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Answer: B. It uses the 2.4 GHz band and keeps power consumption low by communicating only briefly and resting the rest of the time, and is used in wearables, sensors and similar devices

BLE is a short-range wireless standard in the 2.4 GHz band that keeps communication time very short and shuts down circuits the rest of the time, so devices can run a long time even on coin cells. Without connecting, a device can periodically send short signals called advertisements to announce its presence or small amounts of data to its surroundings, which is used for beacons. It uses the same 2.4 GHz band as classic Bluetooth (BR/EDR), but the communication methods differ, so the two cannot talk to each other directly (some devices support both).

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  1. Which describes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)?

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