piconet
Short-range wireless group
A piconet is a small wireless network formed when Bluetooth devices connect to each other, typically one master device linked to up to seven active slave devices.
The term combines "pico" (extremely small) with "network." Multiple piconets can overlap to form a scatternet.
My phone formed a piconet with my headphones and smartwatch.
Authority or controller
- slaveOwned human, forced laborer
- pairingJoining two together
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
sniff · hold · park · profiles · inquiry · paging · baseband
Occurring at same moment
- asynchronousNot happening together
- ACLKnee stabilizer abbreviation
- packetSmall sealed container
- linkPoint of connection
channel · polling · time-slots · bandwidth · throughput · latency · handshake · protocol
Control hierarchy pairing
- nodesPoints of connection
- devicesTools or mechanisms
- membersPeople in an organization
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
ad-hoc · dynamic · formation · roles · switching · participation · joining
Operable without holding
- tetheringFastening with a line
- keyboardArray of input keys
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- speakerOne who talks
smartwatch · IoT · short-range · PAN · wearables
master
Authority or controller
- slaveOwned human, forced laborer
- pairingJoining two together
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
ad-hoc · sniff · hold · park · profiles · inquiry · paging · baseband
synchronous
Occurring at same moment
- asynchronousNot happening together
- ACLKnee stabilizer abbreviation
- packetSmall sealed container
link · channel · polling · time-slots · bandwidth · throughput · latency · handshake · protocol · multiplexing
master-slave
Control hierarchy pairing
interconnection · ad-hoc · dynamic · formation · roles · switching · participation · joining
hands-free
Operable without holding
speaker · smartwatch · IoT · short-range · PAN · wearables
piconetwide area network
Geographically dispersed computer linkage
WAN · internet · global network · MAN · cellular network