Question

In a piconet, one master device ________

(a) can not be slave

(b) can be slave in another piconet

(c) can be slave in the same piconet

(d) can be master in another piconet

The question was asked during a job interview.

My doubt stems from Bluetooth in chapter Wireless LAN’s, Electronic Mail and File Transfer of Computer Network

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) can be slave in another piconet

Easy explanation: In a scatternet, a slave node of one piconet may act as a master in a piconet that is part of the scatternet. The scatternet uses this property to connect many piconets together to create a larger network.