Bluetooth Measurements (Option K8)  R&S FSL  
1300.2519.12 2.38  E-11 
Structure of a Bluetooth data packet 
Every Bluetooth data packet is divided into 3 basic section: access code, header and payload. The 
following figures show the order and bit lengths of the individual sections: 
access code 72 bits 
4 bits 
preamble 
64 bits 
sync word 
4 bits 
trailer 
 
54 bits 
header 
 
240 / 1496 / 2744 bits 
payload*) 
*) During EUT evaluation the payload contains certain bit sequences: PRBS9 (Pseudo Random Bit 
Sequence) or 11110000 or 10101010. 
 
The sync word is transmitted as the major part of the access code. For this purpose, the LAP (lower 
address part) of the BD address is expanded to 64 bit by adding the BCH code and baker. 
sync word  64 bits 
BCH code    34 bits  LAP   24 bits  Barker 6 bits 
The LAP (lower address part) of the BD address serves as a basis for the sync word.  
BD – address  48 bits 
NAP    16 bits  UAP    8 bits  LAP   24 bits 
In case of EDR packets the payload is divided into 6 other sections: 
 DPSK 
guard 
5Rs
SYNC payload 
header 
user payload 
0–2723Symb 
CRC 
code 
trailer 
Supported Tests 
The Bluetooth Measurements Option supports measurements according to the Bluetooth RF Test 
Specification (Bluetooth SIG) , Revision 2.0.E.3, Mar 2005, on the R&S FSL. The following tests are 
currently implemented according to this specification: 
 Output Power 
 TX Output Spectrum – Adjacent Channel Power 
 Modulation Characteristics 
 Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance (ICFT) 
 Carrier Frequency Drift 
 EDR Relative Transmit Power 
 EDR Carrier Frequency Stability and Modulation Accuracy 
 EDR Differential Phase Encoding 
 EDR In–band Spurious Emissions