Pamuk, CananKaraşan, Ezhan2016-02-082016-02-082003-06-07http://hdl.handle.net/11693/27512Date of Conference: 30 June - 3 July 2003Conference name: Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications. ISCC 2003Bluetooth has become very popular owing to the fact that it is a promising ad-hoc networking technology for short ranges. Although construction and operation of piconets is well defined in Bluetooth specifications, there is no unique standard for scatternet formation and operation. In this paper, we propose a distributed Bluetooth scatternet formation algorithm based on device and link characteristics (SF-DeviL). SF-DeviL handles energy efficiency using class devices and the received signal strength. SF-DeviL forms scatternets that are robust to position changes and battery depletions. © 2003 IEEE.EnglishAd-hoc networkingBluetooth scatternet formationBluetooth specificationLink characteristicsPiconetsReceived signal strengthScatternet formationScatternetsAlgorithmsBluetoothCommunicationEnergy efficiencyTelecommunication networksConference Paper10.1109/ISCC.2003.1214191