Bluetooth Everywhere

Alright, let’s continue to learn about the various intricacies of the Bluetooth specification by looking at another of one of the more common Bluetooth profiles: DUN.

Profile Name: Dial-up Networking Profile

Abbreviation: DUN

UUID:  0×1103

Description: The Dial-up Networking Profile (DUN) is a profile that largely depends on the functionality of the Serial Port Profile (SPP) in order to operate, as you can see from the image above. This profile is modeled after the connection mechanism that was widely used in the 1990’s for home computers to get access to the internet: the dial-up modem. Please note that even though dial-up modems are not available today, this profile is still widely used by laptops and other mobile devices to access the internet through a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.

Common Implementations: laptop computers, desktop computers, mobile phones

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