Understanding the BLE communication method –Difference between
Connection and Advertising communication methods
Connection is a bilateral Bluetooth communication that can be applied to the case 1 configuration in the picture shown below.
◆Advertising is a unilateral Bluetooth communication that can be applied to all of case 1, case 2, case 3 and case 4 configurations
in the picture shown below.
Advertising is a method by which own basic data can be transmitted at a certain interval regardless of the reception of the counterpart.
This method can be used only when the counterpart is within the communication radius.
Basic data includes the device name, Mac address, provided services, wireless output power level, etc. of the Peripheral or Broadcaster device that is currently
advertising. If necessary, analog value (sensor), digital input value (status), etc. that are collected via the external input/output port interfaced with the Peripheral or
Broadcaster device can also be transmitted.
Central Role Peripheral Role
Connection
Advertising
Central Role Broadcaster Role
Observer Role Peripheral Role Observer Role Broadcaster Role
Master Slave Master Slave
Master Slave Master Slave
Case 1 Case 2
Advertising Advertising
Advertising
Case 3 Case 4