PAN

Personal Area Network (PAN)

A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for communication among computer devices close to one person. Some examples of devices that may be used in a PAN are printers, fax machines, telephones, or scanners. The reach of a PAN is typically within about 20-30 feet (approximately 4-6 Meters). And this can be used for communication among the individual devices (intrapersonal communication), or for connecting to a higher level network and the Internet (an uplink).