Smooth representations of GL_m(D), V: Endo-classes

Let F be a locally compact nonarchimedean local field. In this article, we extend to any inner form of GL_n over F, with n>0, the notion of endo-class introduced by Bushnell and Henniart for GL_n(F). We investigate the intertwining relations of simple characters of these groups, in particular their preservation properties under transfer. This allows us to associate to any discrete series representation of an inner form of GL_n(F) an endo-class over F. We conjecture that this endo-class is invariant under the local Jacquet-Langlands correspondence.