Towards Bluetooth multi-hop messaging

Bluetooth-enabled cellphones are found in abundance today. Since cellphones are inherently mobile, they present obstacles for traditional Bluetooth multi-hop structures, namely scatternets. The main issue concerning scatternets is mobility and the overhead in replacing broken node links. This research proposes an approach for Bluetooth multi-hop message transport in crowded areas where mobility is considered to be walking speed. Here, opportunities for piconet links are plausible. Message transport by means of piconet message hopping is achievable by means of a novel algorithm and procedures presented.