| A personal area network, or PAN, is a
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| | connect with up to seven active devices.
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| collection of communication technology
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| | Data is communicated from the master
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| devices within the range of one person.
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| | device to another (slave) device. The
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| When communication between these devices
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| | role of master device rapidly switches to
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| is wireless, the acronym becomes WPAN, or
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| | any device in the PAN which is in the
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| wireless personal area network. In
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| | process of data transfer.
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| reality, and for all practical purposes,
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| | A Bluetooth device has the ability to
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| most personal area networks are wireless.
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| | seek out and communicate with any
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| For our purposes, this article will
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| | compatible device within the immediate
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| consider personal area networks as being
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| | area.
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| wireless.
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| | Probably the earliest and most common
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| As opposed to Local Area Networks and
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| | example of a Bluetooth personal area
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| Wide Area Networks, the personal area
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| | network is the use of a wireless headset
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| network operates in a relatively short
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| | and cellular phone. Another popular use
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| range, usually up to a maximum of thirty
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| | is that of the wireless mouse and
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| feet. The most common method of
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| | keyboard. However, the potential for
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| connection is through Bluetooth wireless
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| | convenience and productivity of a
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| technology. Bluetooth technology holds
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| | wireless personal network extend well
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| several key advantages over Wi-Fi in ease
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| | beyond early uses. Data can easily be
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| of use, as it is not necessary to
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| | synchronized and transmitted wirelessly
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| configure each component and requires
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| | between PDA, personal computer and
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| considerably less power to operate.
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| | cellular phone. Bluetooth wireless
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| Unlike infrared networks, Bluetooth also
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| | printers and fax machines are a great
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| doesn't require objects to be in
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| | convenience to laptop users. Photos from
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| alignment in order to communicate. The
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| | digital cameras and cell phones can be
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| huge practical advantage to the end user
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| | downloaded. Wireless headphones paired
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| is the ability to transmit both voice and
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| | with portable music devices make music
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| data between devices without the use of
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| | enjoyment hassle free. The list goes on,
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| wires or USB cabling.
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| | and is limited only by the creativity of
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| A Bluetooth enabled wireless personal
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| | the user and limitations of the physical
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| network, also known as a piconet, can
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| | devices. As personal area network
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| wirelessly connect a minimum of two and a
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| | technology improves, one can expect the
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| maximum of eight devices. In a piconet,
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| | use and capability of wireless personal
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| one device acts as the master device to
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| | devices to expand well into the future.
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