Most of us use a Personal Area Network (PAN) in our daily routines in front of our desktop and notebook PCs. PANs are technically defined as any network used to communicate with other slave devices ...

The best-known personal-area network (PAN) is Bluetooth. Named after a 10th century Danish king, Bluetooth is a system that changes frequencies from moment to moment using a technique called frequency ...

ZigBee nodes can only send data requests to other nodes on the same network. A single ZigBee network is called a Personal Area Network (PAN). This section describes PAN IDs, extended PAN IDs, and ...

Imagine using a cell phone to create your own personal area network that connects not only your laptop and PDA (personal digital assistant) but also an array of other devices like a wristwatch with ...

Spoiler: there isn’t just one network definition. Learn everything you need to assess various network types, topologies, and architectures. The simple network definition: a system that links other ...

Bluetooth and ZigBee have much in common. Both are types of IEEE 802.15 “wireless personal-area networks,” or WPANs. Both run in the 2.4-GHz unlicensed frequency band, and both use small form factors ...

Last year, Nokia developed the Wibree ultra-low-power personal-area networking (PAN) technology for very small and low-power applications, such as watches, toys, remote controls, sports, wellness, ...