GATT(Generic Attribute Profile)，描述了一种使用ATT的服务框架
该框架定义了服务(Server)和服务属性(characteristic)的过程(Procedure)及格式
Procedure定义了characteristic的发现、读、写、通知(Notifing)、指示(Indicating)
及配置characteristic的广播
GATT可以被Application或其他Profile使用
其协议栈如下图
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| Application | <----> | Application |
--------------- ---------------
| Attribute | | Attribute |
| Protocol | <----> | Protocol |
--------------- ---------------
| L2CAP | <----> | L2CAP |
--------------- ---------------
| Controller | <----> | Controller |
--------------- ---------------
GATT可以配置为如下两种角色(Role)
- Client : 命令、请求发起方
- Server : 命令、请求接收方
角色配置实例如下
_________ / ======= \ / __________\ | ___________ | Request /\ | |Computer | | ----------> / / | |(Client) | | <---------- / / Sensor(Server) | |_________| | Response / / \=____________/ \/ / ''''''''''' \ / ::::::::::::: \ (_________________)
Computer是一个温度服务客户端, Sensor是温度服务服务器
Computer向Sensor发起Procedure来读Sensor的值
GATT对下层的需求如下
- Physical Link : 使用GAP Channel Establishment建立的ATT Bearer
- GATT Role : 不依赖于Coontroller角色(Master/Slave)
- Security : 对于LE,Security Features(Authorization、Authentication、Encryption)是可选的
对于BR/EDR, Encryption是强制的
- TX order : GATT中的多字节字段，采用Least Significant octet先发送(Little Endian)
2 内容
2.1 Configured Broadcast
对于LE物理链路，在Server广播模式过程中
Client通过Configured Broadcast告知Server应该在advertising data加入Characteristic Value
方法是Client设置指定bit位
广播频率则是Service、Characteristic行为定义的一部分
2.2 GATT Profile Hierarchy
GATT指定了数据交互的结构(Structure)
这个结构体定义了一些基本元素，如Service、Characteristic
这些元素存在于Attribute中
GATT中最上层是Profile，Profile由一个或多个服务(Service)组成
服务是由Characteristics组成，或是其他服务的引用(Reference)
Characteristic包含一个值(Value)，可能包含该Value的相关信息
2.2.1 Service
Service是[数据]和与之关联的[完成某个特定功能的行为]/[特性]的集合
在GATT中，一个服务由服务定义(Service Defintion)来实现
一个服务定义可能包含引用服务(Reference Service)、强制Characteristic和可选Characteristic
为了实现旧版本的兼容，新版本中服务定义只能增加新的引用服务或可选Characteristic
新版本中的服务定义禁止从旧的服务定义中改变行为
Server有两类
- Primary Service : 拥有基本功能的服务,可被其他服务包含,可以通过Primary Service Discovery过程来发现
- Secondary Service : 仅用来被Primary/Other Secondary Service、高层协议引用的服务
判读一个服务是Primary or Secondary Service可通过高层协议强制规定
2.2.2 Included Service
一个Included Service是一种引用已存在服务的方法，
具体办法为在服务定义的开始加上Included Service的引用，
这样整个Included Service定义成为新服务定义的一部分
2.2.3 Characteristic
Characteristic由Characteristic Definition定义，
包含一个Characteristic声明、Characteristic属性、值、值的描述(Optional)
3 Service Interoperability Requirements
3.1 Service Definition
服务定义(Service Definition)包含一个服务申明(Service Declaration)
可能包含Include Definitions和Characteristic Definitions
在下一个服务申明前或到达Maximum Attribute Handle时结束
服务定义在服务端上基于Attribute Handle顺序呈现
服务定义中的Include Definitions和Characteristic Definitions被认为是服务的一部分
服务定义中的顺序为
Service Declaration ~ Include Definitions(>=0) ~ Characteristic Definitions(>=0)
Service Declaration如下
Attribute HandleAttribute TypeAttribute ValueAttribute Permission
0xNNNN0x2800 – UUID for <Primary Service>
0x2801 – UUID for <Secondary Service> 16-bit Bluetooth UUID
128-bit UUID for Service Read Only,
No Authentication,
No Authorization
规则如下:
- 当多个服务存在时
使用16-bit Bluetooth UUID服务定义的服务应该分组(如按顺序排列)
同理，使用128-bit UUID的服务定义的服务也分组
- 一个设备或高层协议可能有多个服务定义，同时多个服务定义含有相同的Service UUID
- 服务端的所有Attributes应该包含一个服务声明或存在一个服务定义
- 服务端的服务定义可能无序;Client不应该认为服务端的服务定义一定是有序的
3.2 Include Definition
一个Include Definition只包含一个Include Declaration
Include Declaration如下
Attribute HandleAttribute TypeAttribute ValueAttribute Permission
0xNNNN0x2802 – UUID
for<Include> Included Service
Attribute Handle End Group
Handle Service UUID Read Only,
No Authentication,
No Authorization
其中，仅当UUID是16-bit Bluetooth UUID时才存在
如果一个Service的Include Definition(A)是引用其他Server的Include Definition(B)
那么Include Definition(B)不应该引用Include Definition(A)，否则就是循环引用(Circular Reference)
当一个Client检测到循环引用或detects nested include declarations to a greater level than it expects
Client应当终止本次通信(ATT Bearer)
3.3 Characteristic Definition
Characteristic Definition包含如下内容
- Characteristic Declaration : First
- Characteristic Value declaration : Second
- Characteristic Descriptor Declarations(Optional) : Last(含多个时顺序不关紧要)
Characteristic Definitions在服务端以Attribute Handle排序
以上每个Declaration包含在一个单独的Attribute中
3.3.1 Characteristic Declaration
Characteristic Declaration如下
Attribute HandleAttribute TypeAttribute ValueAttribute Permission
0xNNNN0x2803
– UUID for
CharacteristicCharacteristic
Properties Characteristic
Value
Attribute HandleCharacteristic
UUID Read Only,
No Authentication,
No Authorization
其中，Attribute Value只读
Attribute Value字段如下
Attribute ValueSizeDescription
Characteristic Properties 1 octetsBit field of characteristic properties
Characteristic
Value Handle 2 octetsHandle of the Attribute containing the value of this characteristic
Characteristic UUID2/16 octets16-bit Bluetooth UUID or 128-bit UUID for Characteristic Value
一个Service可能含有相同Characteristic UUID的Characteristic Definitions
在一个服务定义中，一些强制的Characteristics应该位于Include Declarations之后、其他可选characteristics之前
而Client不应该认为Characteristic是有序的
同时，16-bit Bluetooth UUIDs和128-bit Bluetooth UUIDs应该分别分组
Characteristic Properties以bit位的方式决定如下内容
- Characteristic Value的使用方式
- Characteristic Descriptors的访问方式
Characteristic Properties bit field的详细内容如下
Notice: 多个比特位可以同时设置
PropertiesValueDescription
Broadcast0x01If set, permits broadcasts of the Characteristic Value
using Characteristic Configuration Descriptor
Read0x02If set, permits reads of the Characteristic
Value using procedures defined in Section 4.8
Write Without
Response0x04If set, permit writes of the Characteristic Value
without response using procedures
defined in Section 4.9.1
Write0x08If set, permits writes of the Characteristic Value
with response using procedures
defined in Section 4.9.3 or Section 4.9.4
Notify0x10If set, permits notifications of a Characteristic Value
without acknowledgement using the procedure
defined in Section 4.10
Indicate0x20If set, permits indications of a Characteristic Value
with acknowledgement using the procedure
defined in Section 4.11
Authenticated
Signed Writes0x40If set, permits signed writes to the Characteristic Value
using the procedure defined in Section 4.9.2
Extended
Properties0x80If set, additional characteristic properties are
defined in the Characteristic Extended Properties Descriptor
defined in Section 3.3.3.1
3.3.2 Characteristic Value Declaration
Characteristic Value Declaration如下
Attribute HandleAttribute TypeAttribute ValueAttribute Permissions
0xNNNN0xuuuu – 16-bit Bluetooth UUID
or
128-bit UUID for Characteristic UUID Characteristic ValueHigher layer profile
or
implementation specific
3.3.3 Characteristic Descriptor Declarations
Characteristic Descriptor Declarations包含了Characteristic Value相关信息
GATT定义了一系列的标准Characteristic Descriptors供高层协议使用
高层协议也可以定义协议相关的Characteristic Descriptors
Characteristic Descriptors在服务端上是无序的，Client不应该理所当然
Characteristic Descriptors Declarations Permissions由高层协议定义或协议相关的
Client不应该理所当然地认为是可读的
Characteristic Descriptor Declarations包括如下内容(详细见规范)
- Characteristic Extended Properties
- Characteristic User Description
- Client Characteristic Configuration
- Server Characteristic Configuration
- Characteristic Presentation Format
- Characteristic Aggregate Format
3.4 Summary of GATT Profile Attribute Types
Attribute TypeUUIDDescription
<Primary Service>0x2800Primary Service Declaration
<Secondary Service>0x2801Secondary Service Declaration
<Include>0x2802Include Declaration
<Characteristic>0x2803Characteristic Declaration
<Characteristic Extended Properties>0x2900Characteristic Extended Properties
<Characteristic User Description>0x2901Characteristic User Description Descriptor
<Client Characteristic Configuration>0x2902Client Characteristic Configuration Descriptor
<Server Characteristic Configuration>0x2903Server Characteristic Configuration Descriptor
<Characteristic Format>0x2904Characteristic Format Descriptor
<Characteristic Aggregate Format>0x2905Characteristic Aggregate Format Descriptor
4. GATT Feature Requirements
4.1 Overview
GATT中定义了11项Feature
1. Server Configuration
2. Primary Service Discovery
3. Relationship Discovery
4. Characteristic Discovery
5. Characteristic Descriptor Discovery
6. Reading a Characteristic Value
7. Writing a Characteristic Value
8. Notification of a Characteristic Value
9. Indication of a Characteristic Value
10. Reading a Characteristic Descriptor
11. Writing a Characteristic Descriptor
每个Feature都有对应的过程和子过程，这些过程描述了如何使用ATT来实现各自的功能
4.2 Feature Support and Procedure Mapping
详细的对应列表如下表
No
Feature
Sub-Procedure
Ref
Client
Support
Server
Support
1
Server Configuration
Exchange MTU
4.3.1
O
O
2
Primary Service
Discovery
Discover All Primary Services
4.4.1
O
M
Discover Primary Services By
Service UUID
4.4.2
O
M
3
Relationship Discovery
Find Included Services
4.5.1
O
M
4
Characteristic
Discovery
Discover All Characteristic of a Service
4.6.1
O
M
Discover Characteristic by UUID
4.6.2
O
M
5
Characteristic
Descriptor Discovery
Discover All Characteristic Descriptors
4.7.1
O
M
6
Characteristic
Value Read
Read Characteristic Value
4.8.1
O
M
Read Using Characteristic UUID
4.8.1
O
M
Read Long Characteristic Values
4.8.2
O
O
Read Multiple Characteristic Values
4.8.3
O
O
7
Characteristic
Value Write
Write Without Response
4.9.1
O
C.1
Signed Write Without Response
4.9.2
O
O
Write Characteristic Value
4.9.3
O
C.2
Write Long Characteristic Values
4.9.4
O
O
Characteristic Value Reliable Writes
4.9.5
O
O
8
Characteristic
Value Notification
Notifications
4.10.1
O
O
9
Characteristic
Value Indication
Indications
4.11.1
M
C.3
10
Characteristic
Descriptor Value Read
Read Characteristic Descriptors
4.12.1
O
O
Read Long Characteristic Descriptors
4.12.2
O
O
11
Characteristic
Descriptor Value Write
Write Characteristic Descriptors
4.12.3
O
O
Write Long Characteristic Descriptors
4.12.4
O
O
C1: Write Without Response is mandatory if Signed Write Without Response is supported
otherwise optional
C2: Write Characteristic Value is mandatory if Write Long Characteristic Values is supported
otherwise optional
C3: If Service Change Characteristic is present, this feature is mandatory, otherwise optional.
4.3 Server Configuration
该过程可被Client用来配置Attribute Protocol的MTU大小
4.3.1 Exchange MTU
Client使用该子过程来设置适配双方均支持的最大ATT_MTU
在BR/EDR物理链路中不应该使用该过程，而应该使用L2CAP Channel Configuration Procedures
该过程对应于ATT的MTU Exchange Request/Response
见<
Bluetooth ATT介绍 - 4.2 MTU Exchange>
4.4 Primary Service Discovery
Client使用该过程来发现服务端的Primary Services
一旦发现服务存在，可通过其他过程来访问Primary Services的附加信息(关联主服务和次服务)
可使用的其他过程包括Characteristic Discovery和Relationship Discovery
该过程包括两个子过程:
- Discover All Primary Services
- Discover Primary Services by Service UUID
在BR/EDR物理链路上则使用SDP service discovery来发现服务
4.4.1 Discover All Primary Services
Client使用该子过程来发现服务端的所有Primary Services
该子过程使用ATT的Read By Group Type Request,同时设置如下参数
- Starting Handle : 0x0001
- Ending Handle : 0xFFFF
- Attribute Type : UUID for <Primary Service>
可能的回应有
- Read By Group Type Response
- Error Response
Read By Group Type Response返回三元组列表
三元组包括
- Attribute Handle : 服务声明的Handle
- End Group Handle : 服务定义中最后一个Attribute的Handle
- Attribute Value : 服务端支持的服务的Service UUID
当收到Error Response<Error Code: Attribute Not Found>时
则表明该过程已经完成
当Client找到自己所需要的服务时,可以终止该过程
Note: 3.1中已指出Service Declaration是可读,并且不需要认证或授权
因此权限相关的错误不会发生
下图是一个实例图
4.4.2 Discover Primary Service by Service UUID
当Client只知道Service UUID时,可以使用该子过程来发现对应的主服务
该子过程使用ATT的Find By Type Value Request,同时设置参数如下
- Starting Handle : 0x0001
- Ending Handle : 0xFFFF
- Attribute Value : 16-bit Bluetooth UUID or 128-bit UUID
- Attribute Type : UUID for <Primary Service>
可能的回应有
- Find By Type Value Response
- Error Response
Find By Type Value Response返回Attribute Handle ranges列表
Attribute Handle range即服务定义的Starting Handle和Ending Handle
如果Attribute Handle range中的End Found Handle不是0xFFFF
那么Client将会再请求一次Req
同时将Starting Handle设置为收到的最后一个Attribute Handle+1
终止规则和权限问题同Discover All Primary Services
下图是一个实例图
4.5 Relationship Discovery
Client使用该过程来发现和其他服务的服务关系
4.5.1 Find Include Services
Client使用该子过程来发现一个服务定义包含的服务申明
该子过程使用ATT的Read By Type Request,同时设置参数如下
- Starting Handle : 所要查找服务的Starting Handle
- Ending Handle : 所要查找服务的Ending Handle
- Attribute Type : UUID for <Include>
可能的回应有
- Find By Type Response
- Error Response
Find By Type Response返回[Attribute Handle, Attribute Value]集合对
Attribute Value由所包含服务申明的Attribute Handle和End Group Handle组成
当UUID为16-bit Bluetooth UUID时,那么它也将包含在Rsp中
该Req应该被再次请求，同时设置Starting Handle为为收到的最后一个Attribute Handle+1
当Rsp中包含的服务申明中Attribute Handle等于Req的Ending Handle时,
该子过程被认为完成(当然Attribute Not Found-Error Rsp也是)
当Include Service使用128-bit UUID时
使用Read Request来获取Include Service UUID
其中Attribute Handle参数设置为Include Service的Attribute Handle
权限规则同上面
下图是一个实例图
