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how to send L2CAP Packet to BLE Device

Hello I have this code that sends some L2CAP packet to bluetooth device. I want to do the same for BLE device. Could someone please tell what I have to change on that code in order to make it possible for BLE Device?

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	char *buffer;
	l2cap_cmd_hdr *cmd;	
	struct sockaddr_l2 addr;
	int sock, sent, i;

	if(argc < 2)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "%s <btaddr>\n", argv[0]);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	
	if ((sock = socket(PF_BLUETOOTH, SOCK_RAW, BTPROTO_L2CAP)) < 0) 
	{
		perror("socket");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
        //bind to local address
	addr.l2_family = AF_BLUETOOTH; 

	if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) 
	{
		perror("bind");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	str2ba(argv[1], &addr.l2_bdaddr);
	//connect to remote
	if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) 
	{
		perror("connect");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	
	if(!(buffer = (char *) malloc ((int) SIZE + 1))) 
	{
		perror("malloc");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	
	memset(buffer, 'A', SIZE);

	cmd = (l2cap_cmd_hdr *) buffer;
	cmd->code = L2CAP_ECHO_REQ;
	cmd->ident = 1;
	cmd->len = FAKE_SIZE;
	
	if( (sent=send(sock, buffer, SIZE, 0)) >= 0)
	{
		printf("L2CAP packet sent (%d)\n", sent);
	}

	printf("Buffer:\t");
	for(i=0; i<sent; i++)
		printf("%.2X ", (unsigned char) buffer[i]);
	printf("\n");

	free(buffer);
	close(sock);
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Thank you

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