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Ellisys Increases Support for Bluetooth® Mesh Networking on Protocol SolutionsGENEVA, Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ellisys, a leading worldwide provider of Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi®, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol test, analysis, and qualification solutions, today announced a major addition to its feature support for the recently released Bluetooth Mesh Networking specifications on its industry-leading Bluetooth all-in-one protocol analysis platforms. This added support provides timely updates to the company’s widely deployed Bluetooth Explorer™ and Bluetooth Tracker™ products and includes specialized analytical and performance characterizations of mesh network profiles, properties, security and privacy mechanisms, and system operation. Mesh networking is a many-to-many (m:m) range extension adaptation for Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) that opens a wide array of new applications for Bluetooth technology, primarily associated with IoT. These Ellisys feature additions are provided at no cost to Ellisys customers and are available via a standard product software update. “The additional feature support for mesh networking analysis will help to accelerate a variety of development tasks our customers undertake as part of projects that include this technology,” said Mario Pasquali, Ellisys president and CEO. “Mesh networking is clearly one of the most important advancements in Bluetooth technology since its inception. We are excited to provide our customers with the advanced capabilities needed to achieve the highest level of interoperability.” “Global product interoperability is a cornerstone of Bluetooth technology, and the Bluetooth product qualification process is central to ensuring the interoperability of the nearly 4 billion new Bluetooth devices forecasted to ship in 2018,” said Marriot Winquist, Vice President of Member Development and Services at the Bluetooth SIG. “It’s great to see our member companies deliver tools to support the full range of Bluetooth specifications and topologies. These valuable testing tools further strengthen the Bluetooth qualification process and, as a result, help other members deliver more innovative, secure, and highly interoperable Bluetooth products to market.” “As specialists in wireless technologies, and in particular Bluetooth Low Energy and its role in the Internet of Things, our development team is keen to keep our development tools and capabilities current with the latest technologies from the Bluetooth SIG,” said Lukasz Rymanowski, co-founder and technical lead at Codecoup. “The Ellisys Bluetooth Tracker is an invaluable asset for us, and the added support for mesh technology greatly enhances our ability to fine tune our output and provide our customers with leading-edge support.” Mesh Network Applications and Environments Mesh Security Availability and Information Innovative Bluetooth Test and Analysis Solutions Ellisys analyzers support Bluetooth Classic (BR/EDR) and Bluetooth LE, Wi-Fi, and a wide variety of wired interfaces, including logic signals, host controller interface (HCI) protocols (USB, UART, and SPI), Audio I2S, various standard interface buses, and WCI-2, all visualized over the Ellisys Bluetooth analyzer software suite. Ellisys solutions provide the convenience and accuracy of single-platform integration with unequalled precision timing synchronization of and between supported wireless technologies and wired interfaces. Ellisys also provides the Bluetooth Qualifier™ (EBQ) system, a Bluetooth SIG-approved, standards-based, test and qualification system for Bluetooth link layer and HCI. Bluetooth mesh networking utilizes several advanced Bluetooth 5 features, such as Advertising Extensions (Adv Ext), which have been extensively tested and validated by chip manufacturers worldwide, using the EBQ. About Ellisys Ellisys is a leading worldwide supplier of advanced protocol test solutions for Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi®, USB 2.0, SuperSpeed USB 3.1, USB Power Delivery, USB Type-C™, DisplayPort™, and Thunderbolt™ technologies. More information is available on www.ellisys.com. Ellisys | Chemin du Grand-Puits 38 | CH-1217 Meyrin Geneva | Switzerland Ellisys, the Ellisys logo, Better Analysis, Bluetooth Explorer, Bluetooth Tracker, and Type-C Tracker are trademarks of Ellisys, and may be registered in some jurisdictions. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Ellisys is under license. Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo are trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance. USB Type-C™ and USB-C™ are trademarks of USB Implementers Forum. DisplayPort and the DisplayPort logo are trademarks owned by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) in the United States and other countries. Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Contact:
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