Max Frequency Drift (Bluetooth)

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Max Frequency Drift is the maximum difference |f_n − f₀| between the carrier frequency measured over the packet preamble (f₀) and the carrier frequency measured over successive 10-bit intervals of the payload (f_n) within the same packet (RF Radio Frequency: A generic term for radio-based technologies, operating between the Low Frequency range (30k Hz) and the Extra High Frequency range (300 GHz).-PHY Physical Layer Test Specification §4.6.4).

Drift is inherently a per-packet result — Bluetooth is a frequency-hopping system, so carrier frequency is never compared between packets. Conformance requires every measured value to meet the limit; with averaging ON the worst case appears in the Max / Min columns of the Results Table.

See Also

Max Drift Rate

ICFT

Results Table