Piconet
n Collection of devices connected in an ad
hoc fashion
n One unit acts as master and the others as
slaves for the lifetime of the piconet
n Master determines hopping pattern,
slaves have to synchronize
n Each piconet has a unique hopping
pattern
n Participation in a piconet =
synchronization to hopping sequence
n Each piconet has one master and up to 7
simultaneous slaves (> 200 could be
parked)
P=Parked
SB=Standby
M=Master
S=Slave