摘要 |
A radio system employing at least one dual protocol equipped radio device is described. The system and devices form a piconet in which message transaction parameters such as amount of data or requests to join the piconet, are monitored ( 60 ). A dual protocol device is then selected ( 62 ) (or selects itself) according to the monitored parameters, and the selected device then switches ( 64 ) the protocol it is using from a first protocol (such as Bluetooth), to a second protocol (such as ZigBee). Hence a flexible piconet is achieved in which various requirements concerning data connection and data-rates are accommodated. |