An overview of bluetooth device discovery and fingerprinting techniques – assessing the local context

The ubiquitous nature of portable communication devices presents a number of opportunities for automated device discovery, tracking and possible owner identification. Consumer devices such as smartphones, tablets, wearables, laptops and vehicle entertainment systems commonly support the 802.15.1 (Bluetooth) wireless communication protocol that enables a variety device discovery and fingerprinting techniques. We provide an overview of these techniques encompassing those native to the protocol as well as those that are possibly protocol-agnostic due to their inherently generic nature. We then introduce an opportunity for a comparison study that sets out to examine and quantify the effectiveness of selected techniques in the field. To assess the potential viability of such study in the local context, we employ location-aware inquiry scanning and discuss the results of the exploratory data collection. We conclude that in this context the simplest technique being inquiry scanning can be used to establish a baseline for comparison with other techniques

WiFi and BT monitoring tool

Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá možnostmi a způsoby detekce zařízení využívajících technologii Bluetooth nebo Wi-Fi, s budoucím možností využití pro monitorování pohybu lidí. Detekce probíhá pouze v pásmo 2.4 GHz. Je provedeno seznámení s technologií Wi-Fi a Bluetooth a problematikou jejich detekce. Byla provedena detekce zařízení za využití softwaru Kismet a platformy Raspberry Pi.This bachelor thesis deals with possibilities and ways of detection of devices using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi technology, with the possibility of future use for monitoring of human movement. Detection is only in the 2.4 GHz band. It introduces Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology and their detection. Device detection was performed using Kismet software and Raspberry Pi platform.