Sessions may be initiated by any device on the network. The most significant advantage of a Repeater Network is the ability to extend range. This is important when you have some remote devices that are not within direct range of the host. A Repeater Network extends range in layers. These layers may overlap but you cannot go beyond 4 layers of range.
Data travels through a single path to the receiving transceiver.
The network is self-configuring devices periodically discover the devices to which they can connect. It is also self-correcting if one path between the transceiver at the Host PC and a remote device is unavailable, another will be chosen automatically. A Repeater Network works well in environments where you do not need to communicate large amounts of data but must communicate over long range. In the diagram below there are three layers. For example, the controllers that handle the air flow and cooling devices within office buildings are managed by a software application on a PC workstation in a central control area in each building.