Reader's Guide to This Book

This chapter has introduced the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, the technology, its chief characteristics and the history of its development. The remaining chapters of Part 1 provide additional background intended to aid in understanding the technology and what it can do.

Chapter 2 discusses wireless communication technologies in general and the Bluetooth radio frequency wireless solution in particular, including requirements and design choices for use of the 2.4-gigahertz spectrum, radio power consumption, "master/slave" radio relationship, adaptive audio range, "piconet" and "scatternet" topologies and global radio use.