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The preceding discussion forms the basis for understanding the Bluetooth design, which:
in the lower layers centers around wireless RF communications in the 2.4 GHz spectrum;
is optimized for short-range communication, low power consumption and low cost; and
in the higher layers reuses transport and application protocols already developed for similar domains such as those used with infrared wireless communication.