What is Device and Service Discovery?
A handheld with Bluetooth will have a Bluetooth manager or “user interface program” to manage the BT radio functionality. One of the functions of the Bluetooth manager program is the capability to send inquiries over the air to discover other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity (this is a Bluetooth master or client seeking to discover available Bluetooth servers). Once a server device is found, another inquiry poll is sent to discover the service the device provides. In Zebra’s case, the service provided by the printers is Serial Port Profile (SPP) printing.