Enhanced bluetooth channel establishment
View Patent ↗This disclosure describes an enhanced Bluetooth channel establishment. A device may identify an isochronous connection oriented (ICO) command for a Bluetooth communication. The device may send a first ICO start command from a first link layer (LL) to a second LL, and the first LL may receive a first ICO start confirmation from the second LL. The first LL may then send a second ICO start command to a third LL, and the first LL may receive a second ICO start confirmation from the third LL. A third ICO start confirmation may then be sent. The device may also have an ICO request and response exchange between LL's.
1. A device, the device comprising memory, processing circuitry, and a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals, the device configured to:
identify an isochronous connection oriented (ICO) command for a communication;
send a first ICO start command from a first link layer (LL) to a second LL;
receive, by the first LL subsequent to said sending the first ICO start command, a first ICO start confirmation from the second LL;
send a second ICO start command from the first LL to a third LL; and
receive, by the first LL subsequent to said sending the second ICO start command, a second ICO start confirmation from the third LL.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is further configured to send a third ICO start confirmation from the second LL.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is further configured to process an audio stream from a host.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the audio stream is to be a Bluetooth audio stream.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is to be a Bluetooth device.
6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more antennas coupled to the transceiver.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:
identifying an isochronous connection oriented (ICO) command for a communication;
sending a first ICO start command from a first link layer (LL) to a second LL;
receiving, by the first LL subsequent to sending the first ICO start command, a first ICO start confirmation from the second LL;
sending a second ICO start command from the first LL to a third LL; and
receiving, by the first LL subsequent to sending the second ICO start command a second ICO start confirmation from the third LL.
8. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a third ICO start confirmation from the second LL.
9. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the operations include processing an audio stream from a host.
10. The medium of claim 9 , wherein the audio stream is to be a Bluetooth audio stream.
11. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the operations are to be performed by a Bluetooth device.
12. A method of communicating, comprising:
identifying an isochronous connection oriented (ICO) command for a communication;
sending a first ICO start command from a first link layer (LL) to a second LL;
receiving, by the first LL subsequent to sending the first ICO start command, a first ICO start confirmation from the second LL;
sending a second ICO start command from the first LL to a third LL; and
receiving, by the first LL subsequent to sending the second ICO start command, a second ICO start confirmation from the third LL.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising sending a third ICO start confirmation from the second LL.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising processing an audio stream from a host.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the audio stream is to be a Bluetooth audio stream.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the operations of identifying, sending, and receiving are performed by a Bluetooth device.