1. Wireless Communications
ZigBee
Wireless Communications
EE 418/518
Chris Diamond
Michael Gordon
Priya Joshi
Gideon Wamae

2. Presentation Outline Gideon Chris Priya Michael: What ZigBee is
What ZigBee does
Chris
How ZigBee works
The hype cycle
Priya
Academic research
Michael:
Products
Future

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

4. IEEE 802.15.4 & ZigBee In Context
Application
Customer
“the software”
Network, Security & Application layers
Brand management
IEEE
“the hardware”
Physical & Media Access Control layers
API
Security
32- / 64- / 128-bit encryption
ZigBee
Alliance
Network
Star / Mesh / Cluster-Tree
MAC
IEEE
PHY
868MHz / 915MHz / 2.4GHz
Silicon
Stack
App
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5. The 802 Wireless Space
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6. ZigBee and Other Wireless Technologies
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7. ZigBee Aims Low Low data rate Low power consumption
Small packet devices

8. 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

9. 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.

10. Lights and Switches
Source: ZigBee Specification Document

11. How ZigBee Works Topology Network coordinator, routers, end devices
Star
Cluster Tree
Mesh
Network coordinator, routers, end devices

12. How ZigBee Works States of operation Devices Modes 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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18. ZigBee and the Hype Cycle
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21. Research in ZigBee
Introduction
Research
Research Papers

22. Introduction The IEEE 802.15.4 standard was completed in May 2003.
The ZigBee specifications were ratified on 14 December 2004.
The ZigBee Alliance announced public availability of Specification 1.0 on 13 June 2005.
Much research is still going on with ZigBee.

23. Research in ZigBee is being conducted in different fields:
Academic Research
Research in ZigBee is being conducted in different fields:
Wireless and sensor networks
Wireless communications
Neuroengineering

24. Research Papers Time Synchronization for ZigBee Networks
ZigBee: “Wireless Control That Simply Works”
Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation
Development of Ubiquitous Sensor Network
Wireless Technologies for Data Acquisition Systems

25. ZigBee and the Market The next big thing
Expected to hit the market full force in 2006
Companies have already invested millions

26. ZigBee Products
Development Kits
Sensors
Transceivers
Modules

27. Current ZigBee Uses Environmental Monitoring Agricultural Monitoring
Home Automation Still on Horizon

28. Product Applications Road map products-tracking Consumer electronicsPC
Personal and healthcare
Commercial and residential control

29. ZigBee’s Future
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30. The End

31. References http://www.zigbee.org/en/about/faq.asp

32. Competing Technologies
Z-Wave mesh networks
Smarthomes Insteon
Proprietary mesh protocols

33. 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

34. ZigBee Product Companies
Helicomm
MaxStream
Luxoft Labs
Crossbow Technology
Innovative Wireless Technologies

35. ZigBee Network Configuration
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