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You can use the PAN profile to build a network of Bluetooth -enabled devices.
→Operating as a server
→Operating as a client
A personal area network comprises a client -server architecture. The device to which other
devices connect is called the "server", and a device that connects to the server is called a
"client."
The client-server relationship is not necessarily a fixed one. The first of two devices to
establish a connection can be the server when one other device is present, and can be the
client in other instances.
z The maximum total number of devices that can be used to constitute a single personal
area network is seven: one server and six clients.
A network comprising as many as seven devices could theoretically be built, but an
operating environment that involves the use of other Bluetooth devices, leaving aside
other complications, might require the network to comprise fewer components..
By using the PAN profile, you will be able to build a network that uses the same TCP/IP
protocol used in regular LANs. Accordingly, the machine designated as the server can be used
for confi
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such as assi
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IP addresses to clients.
Note
Building a personal area network [PAN]