Abstract: A method includes broadcasting, by a multicast anchor, a first message that advertises a multicast service for a multicast group, and receiving, by the multicast anchor from a BLE device, a unicast message that indicates a request to join a BLE device to the multicast group. The method further includes joining, by the multicast anchor, the BLE device to the multicast group as a multicast client, and transmitting, by the multicast anchor to the BLE device, one or more multicast messages for the multicast group.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes communicating between a first BLUETOOTH device and a second BLUETOOTH device via a first channel within a channel set at a first connection event using first channel specific parameters. The method also includes determining, by the first BLUETOOTH device, one or more channel cluster operation parameters for a second channel within the channel set at a second connection event using second channel specific parameters. The method includes communicating over the second channel during the second connection event from the first BLUETOOTH device to the second BLUETOOTH device using renegotiated second channel specific parameters.

Abstract: A method includes sending, by a first node to a second node during a first connection event, a request to change a current operation frequency, wherein the request is encoded in a first operation frequency. The method also includes sending, by the first node to the second node during the first connection event, a first packet encoded in a second operation frequency, where second operation frequency is different from the first operation frequency.

Abstract: A device (e.g., a BLUETOOTH device) includes memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to implement a BLUETOOTH host, a BLUETOOTH host-controller interface, and a BLUETOOTH controller. The one or more processors are further configured to cause the BLUETOOTH controller to receive, from the BLUETOOTH host via the BLUETOOTH host-controller interface, a message indicating first channel and timing information for sending data corresponding to a BLUETOOTH application. The one or more processors are further configured to cause the BLUETOOTH controller to initiate sending the data based on the first channel and timing information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a peripheral device, a first connection request from a first central device; providing, by the peripheral device, a first indication of an anchor point time to the first central device before establishing a first wireless connection with the first central device; and responding, by the peripheral device, to the first connection request and establishing the first wireless connection using a first anchor point based on the first indication.

Abstract: A Bluetooth (BT) or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) controller includes: a physical (PHY) layer; a baseband radio frequency (RF) layer; and a link layer (LL). The LL is configured to: obtain an incoming transmission awareness request regarding a later incoming transmission event; and perform incoming transmission operations to prepare for the later incoming transmission event responsive to the incoming transmission awareness request.