Definitions for "Personal area network"
A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for communication among computer devices (including telephones and personal digital assistants) close to one person. The devices may or may not belong to the person in question. The reach of a PAN is typically a few meters. PANs can be used for communication among the personal devices themselves (intrapersonal communication), or for connecting to a higher level network and the Internet (an uplink). Personal area networks may be wired with computer buses such as USB and Firewire.Wireless PANs can also be made possible with network technologies such as IrDA and Bluetooth.
network in which all interconnected computers are distributed locally around an individual person (e.g., connected via Bluetooth). Contrast with local area network (LAN) and metropolitan area network (MAN) and wide area network (WAN).
a technology that could enable wearable computer devices to communicate with other nearby computers and exchange digital information using the electrical conductivity of the human body as a data network