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. 2021 Nov 16;28(1):137–159. doi: 10.1007/s11276-021-02830-9

Table 2.

Comparison of the three physical layers defined in Bluetooth 5.x core specifications [21]

LE 1 M LE Coded S = 2 LE Coded S = 8 LE 2 M
Symbol Rate 1 Ms/s 1 Ms/s 1 Ms/s 2 Ms/s
Data Rate 1 Mbit/s 500 Kb/s 125 Kb/s 2 Mb/s
Error Detection CRC CRC CRC CRC
Error Correction NONE FEC FEC NONE
Range multiplier (approx.) 1 2 4 0.8
Bluetooth 5 Requirement Mandatory Optional Optional Optional