scatternet
n.— «Ironically, the Bluetooth standard already embodies the solution to increasing range though its “scatternet” profile, embodied in Wi-Fi parlance as Mesh Networking.» —“Keeping short-range wireless short” by Bill Ray ARCchart Apr. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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