ZigBee

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ZigBee

• Wireless Communications
• EE 418/518
• Chris Diamond
• Michael Gordon
• Priya Joshi
• Gideon Wamae

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Presentation Outline

• Gideon
• What ZigBee is
• What ZigBee does
• Chris
• How ZigBee works
• The hype cycle
• Priya
• Academic research
• Michael
• Products
• Future

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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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IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee In Context
Application
Customer

• the software
• Network, Security Application layers
• Brand management
• IEEE 802.15.4
• the hardware
• Physical Media Access Control layers

API
Security 32- / 64- / 128-bit encryption
ZigBee Alliance
Network Star / Mesh / Cluster-Tree
MAC
IEEE 802.15.4
PHY 868MHz / 915MHz / 2.4GHz
Stack
Silicon
App
Source http//www.zigbee.org/resources/documents/
IWAS_presentation_Mar04_Designing_with_802154_and_
zigbee.ppt
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The 802 Wireless Space
Source http//www.zigbee.org/en/resources/
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ZigBee and Other Wireless Technologies
Source http//www.zigbee.org/en/about/faq.asp
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ZigBee Aims Low

• 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 (PANs) and
  device-to-device networks
• Connectivity between small packet devices
• Control of lights, switches, thermostats,
  appliances, etc.

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Lights and Switches
Source ZigBee Specification Document
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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 (FFDs)
• Reduced Function Devices (RFDs)
• Modes of operation
• Beacon
• Non-beacon

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ZigBee Mesh Networking
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Source http//www.zigbee.org/en/resources/SlideP
resentations
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ZigBee Mesh Networking
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ZigBee Mesh Networking
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ZigBee Mesh Networking
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resentations
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ZigBee Mesh Networking
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Source http//www.zigbee.org/en/resources/SlideP
resentations
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ZigBee and the Hype Cycle
Source http//computing.arizona.edu/networkmaster
plan/tech_hpe_0703.pdf
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ZigBee and the Hype Cycle
Source http//www.santafe.cc.fl.us/faeds/present
ations/200420Educational20Tech20Landscape.ppt1
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ZigBee and the Hype Cycle
Source http//danielneamu.rdscv.ro/cutenews/image
s/gartner_hype_cycle_4.jpg
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Research in ZigBee

• Introduction
• Research
• Research Papers

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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.

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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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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

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ZigBee and the Market

• The next big thing
• Expected to hit the market full force in 2006
• Companies have already invested millions

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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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Product Applications

• Road map products-tracking
• Consumer electronics
• PC
• Personal and healthcare
• Commercial and residential control

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ZigBees Future
Source http//www.zigbee.org/imwp/idms/popups/pop
_download.asp?ContentID7092
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The End
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References

• http//www.zigbee.org/en/about/faq.asp
• http//www.zigbee.org/en/resources/SlidePresentat
  ions
• http//computing.arizona.edu/networkmasterplan/tec
  h_hpe_0703.pdf
• http//www.santafe.cc.fl.us/faeds/presentations/2
  00420Educational20Tech20Landscape.ppt11
• http//danielneamu.rdscv.ro/cutenews/images/gartne
  r_hype_cycle_4.jpg
• http//www.embedded.com/shared/printableArticle.jh
  tml?articleID52600868  
• http//www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/08/wo_
  brown081904.asp
• http//www.wisegeek.com/what-is-zigbee.htm?referre
  radwords_campaignzigbee_ad013761_content_kwwh
  at20is20zigbee
• http//www.emba.uvm.edu/jfrolik/papers/chris_prop
  .pdf
• http//bmc.ub.uni-potsdam.de/1743-0003-2-6/1743-00
  03-2-6.pdf
• http//www.oki.com/en/otr/200/downloads/otr-200-R0
  8.pdf
• http//www.ece.uah.edu/milenka/docs/dc_ssst05_syn
  ch.pdf
• http//www.merl.com/reports/docs/TR2005-029.pdf
• http//www.zigbee.org/resources/documents/IWAS_pre
  sentation_Mar04_Designing_with_802154_and_zigbee.p
  pt
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBee
• http//www.zigbee.org/imwp/idms/popups/pop_downloa
  d.asp?ContentID7092
• http//www.zigbee.org/en/spec_download/download_re
  quest.asp

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Competing Technologies

• Z-Wave mesh networks
• Smarthomes Insteon
• Proprietary mesh protocols

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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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ZigBee Product Companies

• Helicomm
• MaxStream
• Luxoft Labs
• Crossbow Technology
• Innovative Wireless Technologies

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ZigBee Network Configuration
Source http//www.embedded.com/shared/printableAr
ticle.jhtml?articleID52600868