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Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power, low-bandwidth needs, designed for small-scale projects which need wireless connection. Hence, Zigbee is a standard for low-power, low-data-rate, close-proximity (i.e., personal area) wireless ad hoc networks.

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Protocol.name
Zigbee
Protocol.image
Zigbee logo.svg
Protocol.standard
IEEE 802.15.4
Protocol.developer
Connectivity Standards Alliance
Protocol.industry
Industrial, scientific, medical, and IoT

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Official website
www.zigbee.org
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Commons category
ZigBee
publication date
2003-00-00
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20 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • History
  • Cluster library
  • Zigbee Pro
  • Use cases
  • Application profiles
  • Radio hardware
  • Device types and operating modes
  • Network layer
  • Application layer
  • Main components
  • Communication models
  • Communication and device discovery
  • Security services
  • Basic security model
  • Security architecture
  • Simulation
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power, low-bandwidth needs, designed for small-scale projects which need wireless connection. Hence, Zigbee is a standard for low-power, low-data-rate, close-proximity (i.e., personal area) wireless ad hoc networks.

The technology defined by the Zigbee specification is intended to be simpler and less expensive than other wireless personal area networks (WPANs), such as Bluetooth, or more general wireless networking standards, such as Wi-Fi (or Li-Fi). Applications include wireless light switches, home energy monitors, traffic management systems, and other consumer and industrial equipment that requires short-range, low-rate wireless data transfer.

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