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Understanding ZigBee: A Wireless Standard

ZigBee is a specification for wireless communication that uses small, low-power digital radios. It operates within personal area networks at distances up to 75 meters and uses very little power. ZigBee devices include coordinators, routers, and end devices and communicate in both star and mesh network topologies. The technology is intended for applications like wireless home automation and industrial control that require low data rates and long battery life.

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Understanding ZigBee: A Wireless Standard

ZigBee is a specification for wireless communication that uses small, low-power digital radios. It operates within personal area networks at distances up to 75 meters and uses very little power. ZigBee devices include coordinators, routers, and end devices and communicate in both star and mesh network topologies. The technology is intended for applications like wireless home automation and industrial control that require low data rates and long battery life.

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What is ZigBee..?

 Specification for a suite of high level


communication protocols using small, low-
power digital radios.
 Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for
wireless home area networks.
 Designed for wireless controls and sensors.
 A low-cost, low-power, wireless mesh
networking standard.
Why ‘ZigBee’..?
 The name evokes the haphazard paths that
bees follow as they harvest pollen, similar to
the way packets would move through a mesh
network.
 Bees’ pattern of zigzag motion enables other
bees to sense the path of newly discovered
food source.
 Implementing the ZigBee Principle, data
packets sense the path from sending device to
destination device.
What Does ZigBee Do..?
 Connectivity between communicating devices
using small data packets.
 Operates in Personal Area Networks (PAN).
 ranges up to 75 meters.
 Supports RF bands of-
 2.4 GHz (worldwide),
 868 MHz (Europe) and
 915 MHz (Americas) unlicensed.
History…
 ZigBee-style networks began to be conceived around
1998.
 This IEEE 802.15.4 standard was completed in May
2003.
 Philips Semiconductors, a major mesh network
supporter, ceased the investment.
 Introduced in October 2004 by ZigBee alliance.
 ZigBee 2004 Specification 1.0 released on 13 June
2005.
 Latest specification is ZigBee Pro in December 2007.
Purpose…
 Targeted at radio-frequency (RF) applications.
 Created to satisfy the market's need for a cost-
effective, standard-based wireless mesh
network that supports low data rates, low
power consumption, security, and reliability.
 The only standards-based technology that
addresses the needs of remote monitoring &
control and sensory network applications.
ZigBee Alliance…
 A group of companies that maintain and
publish the ZigBee standard.
 Developing standardized application software
on top of the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standard.
 The goal of the ZigBee Alliance is to provide
the consumer with ultimate flexibility, mobility,
and ease of use by building wireless devices.
Released Specifications…
 ZigBee Home Automation
 ZigBee Smart Energy 1.0
 ZigBee Telecommunication Services
 ZigBee Health Care
 ZigBee Remote Control
ZigBee Architecture…
Device types…

 ZigBee coordinator
Device types…

 ZigBee Router
Device types…

 ZigBee end device


ZigBee Mesh Networking…
ZigBee Mesh Networking…
ZigBee Mesh Networking…
ZigBee Mesh Networking…
ZigBee Mesh Networking…
ZigBee Network…
ZigBee Network…
 Topologies supported by ZigBee- star and
mesh.
 star topology is most useful when several end
devices are located close together. 
 That node can then ultimately communicates
with the network coordinator.
 Mesh networking allows for redundancy in
node links.
Type of devices on network…

 Full Function Devices (FFD)


 Reduced Function Devices (RFD)
ZigBee Modes…

 Non-beacon mode- fully coordinated


mode in that all the devices know when
to coordinate with one another.
 Beacon mode- less coordinated as any
device can communicate with the
coordinator at will.
Device units…

 transmitter units-act as normally-open


switch
 receiver units-act as remote control
power switches
 bidirectional units- send the current
status
ZigBee Characteristics…
 A low-cost, wireless mesh networking
standard.
 Average power consumption is very low.
 Offers simplicity and a cost-effective approach
of building, constructing and remodeling with
wireless technology.
ZigBee Applications…
ZigBee Applications…
 Home Entertainment and Control

 Home Awareness 

 Mobile Services

 Commercial Building 

 Industrial Plant
ZigBee Vs. Bluetooth…
 focused on control and  focused on connectivity
automation. between devices &
cable replacement.
 ZigBee uses low data  Bluetooth uses a high
rate, low power data rate& high power
consumption. consumption. 

 ZigBee is designed to  Bluetooth takes much


respond quickly. longer and to respond. 

 ZigBee consumes low  Bluetooth must rely on


power backup that lasts fairly frequent battery
from months to years. recharging.
Conclusion…
 ZigBee Standard enables reliable wireless networks
with low complexity, low cost solutions and provides
the ability for a product to run for years on inexpensive
primary batteries.
 It is also capable of inexpensively supporting robust
mesh networking technologies.
 ZigBee is all set to provide the consumers with
ultimate flexibility, mobility, and ease of use by building
wireless intelligence and capabilities into every day
devices.

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