Bluetooth Qualification Program
Entities involved in the establishment and execution of the Bluetooth Qualification Program:
Bluetooth Qualification Review Board (BQRB) – has overall responsibility for managing, reviewing and improving the Bluetooth Qualification Program
Bluetooth Qualification Administrator (BQA) – ensures the proper functioning of the Bluetooth Qualification Program
Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) – a test facility recognized by the Bluetooth SIG for the members to test products for compliance with Bluetooth Specification
Bluetooth Qualification Expert (BQE) – an individual recognized by the Bluetooth SIG to check Bluetooth member’s declarations, documents and test reports against requirements and the listing of products on the Bluetooth website of Qualified Design/Product Listings
How is qualification and listing obtained for a Bluetooth product?
To ensure product interoperability, the Bluetooth SIG requires that all Bluetooth products be tested by a recognized BQTF and that a BQE review all test reports. After all documentation shows specification compliance, a product will be qualified and listed on the Bluetooth website of Qualified Listings.
In order to have a product listed on the Bluetooth website, manufacturers must first declare all supported functional capabilities on the PICS (Protocol / Profile Implementation Conformance Statement). Each feature declared on the PICS must pass all related test cases, with the results documented on the official Test Plan Declaration.The latest version of the Test Case Reference List (TCRL) published on the Bluetooth website shall be always referenced to use. The TCRL specifies Test Case Category, Category B & C test cases can be performed by Bluetooth members and Category A test cases shall be carried out at a recognized Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF).
For Bluetooth Test Specification, most RF (Radio), BB (Base Band) and LM (Link Manager) test cases are Category A; that is, such testing must be performed by a BQTF to have the related test results in order to meet the requirements of Bluetooth SIG.
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