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Wireless Sensors and Control Networks: Enabling New Opportunities with ZigBee Bob Heile Chairman, ZigBee Alliance December, 2006 From Popular Science Magazine The IEEE 802 Wireless Space Sensor/Control Network Requirements Networks form by themselves, scale to large sizes and operate for years without manual intervention Extremely long battery life (years on AA cell), low infrastructure cost (low device setup costs) low complexity and small size Low device data rate and QoS Standardized protocols allow multiple vendors to interoperate ZigBee Alliance Overview- Organized as an independent, neutral, nonprofit corporation in 2002 Open and global Anyone can join and participate Membership is global Activity includes Specification creation Certification and compliance programs Branding, market development, and user education The ZigBee Promoters ZigBee Member Geographic Distribution  The ZigBee Alliance -- Is a growing community of companies ~200 members vs. 35 Dec. 2002 (5+X Growth) Includes major names in the Semiconductor, Software Developer, End Product Manufacturer, and Service Provider Industries including major Telecom Carriers Has made its specification publicly available ZigBee is open to all-ZigBee 2006 now available 38,000+ downloads to date Has over 30 compliant platforms Many certified vendors make choosing ZigBee a safe choice No dominating elements or companies ZigBee Applications The ZigBee Platform The ZigBee Product Basic Radio Characteristics ZigBee Mesh Networking ZigBee Mesh Networking ZigBee Mesh Networking ZigBee Mesh Networking ZigBee Mesh Networking ZigBee Stack Architecture ZigBee Device Types ZigBee Coordinator (ZC) One required for each ZB network. Initiates network formation. ZigBee Router (ZR) Participates in multihop routing of messages. ZigBee End Device (ZED) Does not allow association or routing. Enables very low cost solutions ZigBee Compliant Platform [ZCP] Platform certification - ensures all parts of the stack ot