ZigBee

presented by
Jerin George M
Presentation Outline

– What ZigBee is
– What ZigBee does

– How ZigBee works

– Academic research

– Products
– Future

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 The ZigBee Name

• Named for erratic, zig-zagging patterns of bees

between flowers
• Symbolizes communication between nodes in
a mesh network
• Network components analogous to queen bee,
drones, worker bees

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What is ZigBee?
• Technological Standard Created for Control
and Sensor Networks
• Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard
• Created by the ZigBee Alliance

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The 802 Wireless Space

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ZigBee and Other Wireless
Technologies

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ZigBee Aims
• Low data rate
• Low power consumption
• Small packet devices

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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

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What Does ZigBee Do?
• 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.

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How ZigBee Works
• Topology
– Star
– Cluster Tree
– Mesh
• Network coordinator, routers, end devices

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How ZigBee Works
• States of operation
– Active
– Sleep
• Devices
– Full Function Devices (FFD’s)
– Reduced Function Devices (RFD’s)
• Modes of operation
– Beacon
– Non-beacon

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Modes of operation

Non-beacon network communication

Beacon network communication

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ZigBee Security

MAC FRAME KEY SEQ ENCRYPYED MAC PAYLOAD MIC

HDR CONT CONT

• MAC data provides integrity protection

NWK FRAME KEY SEQ ENCRYPYED MAC PAYLOAD MIC

HDR CONT CONT

• NWK header is masked to set non static bits to zero and

then the NWK frame is protected .

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ZigBee Network Configuration

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The ZigBee Network Coordinator
The ZigBee Network Node

• Sets up a network
•Designed for battery powered or
• Transmits network beacons
high energy savings
• Manages network nodes
•Searches for available networks
• Stores network node information
•Transfers data from its application
• Routes messages between paired nodes
as necessary
• Typically operates in the receive state
•Determines whether data is
pending
•Requests data from the network
coordinator
•Can sleep for extended periods
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 Responsibilities of the ZIGBEE nwk
layer
• Starting a network:
• Joining and leaving a network
• Configuring a new device
• Addressing
• Synchronization within a network
• Security
• Routing
 

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 ZigBee overview

•DSSS
•11 chips/ symbol
•62.5 K symbols/s
•4 Bits/ symbol
•Peak Information Rate
•~128 Kbit/second
•New slave enumeration = 30ms
typically
• Sleeping slave changing to
active = 15ms typically
• Active slave channel access time
= 15ms typically

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Academic Research
Research in ZigBee is being conducted in
different fields:

• Wireless and sensor networks

• Wireless communications
• Neuroengineering

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ZigBee Products
• Development Kits
• Sensors
• Transceivers
• Modules

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Current ZigBee Uses
• Environmental Monitoring
• Agricultural Monitoring
• Home Automation Still on Horizon

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ZigBee’s Future

Source: http://www.zigbee.org/imwp/idms/popups/pop_download.asp?ContentID=7092
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