1. Emerging Standards: Where does ZigBee fit
Wireless control that simply works
Emerging Standards: Where does ZigBee fit
October , 2004
Bob Heile
Chairman, ZigBee Alliance

2. The Wireless Market ZigBee 802.11b 802.15.3/WIMEDIA
TEXT
INTERNET/AUDIO
COMPRESSED
VIDEO
MULTI-CHANNEL
DIGITAL VIDEO
ZigBee
802.11b
/WIMEDIA
802.11a/HL2 & g
SHORT < RANGE > LONG
Bluetooth 2
Bluetooth1
LOW < ACTUAL THROUGHPUT > HIGH
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3. What is the ZigBee Alliance?
An Organization with a mission to define reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard
Alliance provides
upper layer stack and application profiles
compliance and certification testing
branding
Result is a set of interoperable solutions recognizable in the market
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4. Why do we need ZigBee technology?
No standard approach today that addresses the unique needs of most remote monitoring and control applications
Enables the broad-based deployment of reliable wireless networks with low complexity, low cost solutions
Provides the ability to run for years on inexpensive primary batteries for a typical monitoring application
Capable of inexpensively supporting robust mesh networking technologies
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5. LIGHT COMMERCIAL CONTROL
Applications
BUILDING
AUTOMATION
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
security
HVAC
AMR
lighting control
access control TV
VCR
DVD/CD
remote
PC & PERIPHERALS
patient monitoring
fitness monitoring
PERSONAL HEALTH CARE
ZigBee
Wireless Control that
Simply Works
mouse
keyboard
joystick
INDUSTRIAL
CONTROL
RESIDENTIAL/
LIGHT COMMERCIAL CONTROL
asset mgt
process control
environmental
energy mgt
Future applications include Toys and Games, like consoles controllers, portable game pads (like gameboys), educational toys like leap frog stuff, and fun toys like RC (remote control) toys, etc.
security
HVAC
lighting control
access control
lawn & garden irrigation
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6. Who is supporting the ZigBee Alliance?
Eight promoter companies
Ember, Freescale, Honeywell, Invensys, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Philips and Samsung
A rapidly growing list (Over 100 participants) of industry leaders worldwide committed to providing ZigBee-compliant products and solutions
Companies include semiconductor manufacturers, wireless IP providers, OEMs, and end users
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7. Member Growth & Geographical Distribution
Region
Dec. 2002
Dec. 2003
August 2004
Asia/Pacific
3 (8%)
12 (19%)
17 (18%)
Australia -
1(1%)
Europe/Middle East
9 (25%)
14 (22%)
28 (30%)
North/South America
24 (67%)
37 (59%)
47 (51%)
Total Member Companies 36 63 93
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8. How is ZigBee related to IEEE 802.15.4?
ZigBee takes full advantage of a powerful physical radio specified by IEEE
ZigBee adds logical network, security and application software
ZigBee continues to work closely with the IEEE to ensure an integrated and complete solution for the market
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9. Protocol Stack Features
8-bit microcontroller (e.g. 80c51)
Compact protocol stack
Supports even simpler slave-only stack
APPLICATION/PROFILES
ZigBee or OEM
APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
NETWORK/SECURTIY
LAYERS
ZigBee
Alliance
Platform
MAC LAYER
IEEE
PHY LAYER
Application
ZigBee Platform Stack
Silicon
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10. Frequencies and Data Rates
BAND COVERAGE DATA RATE # OF CHANNEL(S)
2.4 GHz ISM Worldwide kbps
868 MHz Europe kbps
915 MHz ISM Americas kbps
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11. Basic Network Characteristics
65,536 network (client) nodes
Optimized for timing-critical applications
Network join time:
30 ms (typ)
Sleeping slave changing to active: 15 ms (typ)
Active slave channel access time: 15 ms (typ)
Network coordinator
Full Function node
Reduced Function node
Communications flow
Virtual links
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Topology Models
Mesh
Star
PAN coordinator
Cluster Tree
Full Function Device
Reduced Function Device
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13. Mesh networks overcome barriers to wireless adoption
Barrier #1: reliability
People can move when wireless reception is poor; machines typically cannot
Humans tolerate garbled communication; machines do not
Barrier #2: wireless expertise
Customers (and some installers) do not want to become wireless experts
Want “wireless control that simply works”
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Lighting Control
Advance Transformer
Wireless lighting control
Dimmable ballasts
Light switches anywhere
Customizable lighting schemes
Energy savings on bright days
Dali [or other] interface to BMS
Extendable networks
Additional sensors
Other networks
[Philips Lighting]
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15. HVAC Energy Management
Hotel energy management
Major operating expense for hotel
Centralized HVAC management allow hotel operator to make sure empty rooms are not cooled
Retrofit capabilities
Battery operated t-stats can be placed for convenience
Personalized room settings at check-in
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Asset Management
Within each container, sensors form a mesh network.
Multiple containers in a ship form a mesh to report sensor data
Increased security through on-truck and on-ship tamper detection
Faster container processing. Manifest data and sensor data are known before ship docks at port.
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17. Supermarket Management
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Residential Control
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19. Comparison of key features of complementary protocols
HVAC control in building automation
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Why ZigBee?
Reliable and self healing
Supports large number of nodes
Easy to deploy
Very long battery life
Secure
Low cost
Can be used globally
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21. Advantages of ZigBee over proprietary solutions?
Product interoperability
Vendor independence
Increased product innovation as a result of industry standardization
A common platform is more cost effective than creating a new proprietary solution from scratch every time
Companies can focus their energies on finding and serving customers
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22. Benefits of joining the alliance
Access to
Specifications
Member IP pool
Event lists
Media and analysts
VCs
Network with
Members
Customers
Vendors
Partners
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23. Benefits of joining the alliance
World class PR
Be associated with a hot technology
Leverage Alliance event and PR activities
Your competitors are here, chance to strengthen leadership position
Get access to marketing ideas, get a sense of the market direction and optimize your product/company plans
Equivalent info from other sources would cost many multiples of the annual membership fee
Result is you get to market quicker with a better solution
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24. More Information ZigBee Alliance web site http://www.ZigBee.org
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance Chairman
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