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Personal Area Networks - How Personal are They?

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Personal Area Networks - How Personal are They? (PDF, 1.61MB)Published: 19 Jul, 2001
Created by:
Virgil Hovar

On the surface, the concept of a Personal Area Network (PAN) seems pretty benign. What could be so wrong with being able to connect to my printer without a cable or beam my email to my PDA without having to park it in the docking station? As we consider the developments in connectivity options and the proliferation of devices that may be able to connect to such a network we suddenly realize that our PAN may not be so personal.