When a deployment involves hundreds of motes, it is not practical to set up such multihop networks by configuring each device individually, as is done in a typical office or cellular network.

• 一般的办公室或行动电话网络，必须个别为每个装备设定组态，但如果整个建置中使用了数百颗尘粒，想利用相同的方式架设这种多阶网络，就不可行了。