Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems and methods for over-the-air (OTA) software deployment via broadcasting. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes multiple node devices. Each node device includes a short-range wireless communication receiver and memory. The system also includes a broadcaster device having a short-range wireless communication interface. The broadcaster device is configured to broadcast software update data via a short-range wireless communication broadcast. Each node device is configured to receive the broadcasted software update data from the broadcaster device via the short-range wireless communication broadcast, and store the received software update data in the memory of the node device. Associated methods and node devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems and methods related to shipment tracking for trains. In an exemplary embodiment, a shipment tracking system generally includes one or more Bluetooth nodes positionable onboard one or more cars of a train. The one or more Bluetooth nodes are configured to transmit shipment information for the one or more cars. A gateway device is configured to receive shipment information for the one or more cars. The gateway device is configured to transmit payload information to a database.

Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of a Bluetooth attribute repeating and aggregating apparatus. In an exemplary embodiment, a Bluetooth attribute repeating and aggregating apparatus generally includes first and second communication modules. The first communication module is configured as a Bluetooth master for receiving attributes from one or more target Bluetooth slave devices. The second communication module is configured as a Bluetooth slave for processing the received attributes and transmitting corresponding attribute information to a control Bluetooth master device. The first communication module is coupled to the second communication module via a hardware interface. The first communication module is configured to transmit the received attributes to the second communication module via the hardware interface.