ZigBee

Wireless Communications

Presented By
T.Srinivas
 Presentation Outline

1.Introduction
2.What is ZigBee
3.What ZigBee does
4.How ZigBee Works
5.Academic Research
6.Current ZigBee Uses
7.Product Applications
8.ZigBee’s Future
9.Conclusion
 Introduction

 ZigBee is a low-cost, low-power, wireless mesh

networking proprietary standard.
 The low cost allows the technology to be widely deployed
in wireless control and monitoring applications.
 The low power-usage allows longer life with smaller
batteries.
 The mesh networking provides high reliability and larger
range.
 What is ZigBee

 Technological Standard Created for Control and Sensor

Networks

 Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard

 Created by the ZigBee Alliance

 ZigBee Aims Low

 Low data rate

 Low power consumption

 Small packet devices

 ZigBee Frequencies

 Operates in Unlicensed Bands

 ISM 2.4 GHz Global Band at 250kbps

 868 MHz European Band at 20kbps

 915 MHz North American Band at 40kbps

 IEEE 802.15.4 & ZigBee In Context

Application Customer
– “the software”
API
– Network, Security &
Security Application layers
32- / 64- / 128-bit encryption ZigBee
Alliance – Brand management
Network
Star / Mesh / Cluster-Tree
IEEE 802.15.4
– “the hardware”
MAC
IEEE – Physical & Media Access
PHY 802.15.4 Control layers

868MHz / 915MHz / 2.4GHz

Silicon Stack App

The 802 Wireless Space
ZigBee and Other Wireless Technologies
 What ZigBee does

 Designed for wireless controls and sensors

 Operates in Personal Area Networks (PAN’s) and device-

to-device networks

 Connectivity between small packet devices

 Control of lights, switches, thermostats, appliances, etc.

 How ZigBee Works

 Topology
– Star
– Cluster Tree
– Mesh

 Network coordinator, routers, end devices

Cluster Tree
 Academic Research

Research in ZigBee is being conducted in different fields:

 Wireless and sensor networks

 Wireless communications

 Neuro engineering
 Current ZigBee Uses

 Environmental Monitoring

 Agricultural Monitoring

 Home Automation Still on Horizon

 Product Applications

 Road map products-tracking

 Consumer electronics

 PC

 Personal and healthcare

 Commercial and residential control

ZigBee’s Future
conclusion