Short for Wireless Personal Area Network, WPAN is a local network designed to transmit data between PCs (personal computers), PDAs (personal digital assistants), and phones. Bluetooth and IrDA are the most common protocols used to create a WPAN with a transmission range of up to a few meters. Essentially any device with Bluetooth or IrDA can connect to a WPAN.
Bluetooth, Computer acronyms, IrDA, Network terms, Wireless network
A WPAN can be hooked up to another network or the Internet, if needed.
