ZigBee

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

2. Presentation Outline • Gideon • 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 802.15.4 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 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

5. The 802 Wireless Space Source: http://www.zigbee.org/en/resources/

6. ZigBee and Other Wireless Technologies Source: http://www.zigbee.org/en/about/faq.asp

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 • Star • Cluster Tree • Mesh • Network coordinator, routers, end devices

12. How ZigBee Works • States of operation • Active • Sleep • Devices • Full Function Devices (FFD’s) • Reduced Function Devices (RFD’s) • Modes of operation • Beacon • Non-beacon

13. ZigBee Mesh Networking Slide Courtesy of Source: http://www.zigbee.org/en/resources/#SlidePresentations

14. ZigBee Mesh Networking Slide Courtesy of Source: http://www.zigbee.org/en/resources/#SlidePresentations

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16. ZigBee Mesh Networking Slide Courtesy of Source: http://www.zigbee.org/en/resources/#SlidePresentations

17. ZigBee Mesh Networking Slide Courtesy of Source: http://www.zigbee.org/en/resources/#SlidePresentations

18. ZigBee and the Hype Cycle Source: http://computing.arizona.edu/networkmasterplan/tech_hpe_0703.pdf

19. ZigBee and the Hype Cycle Source: http://www.santafe.cc.fl.us/~faeds/presentations/2004%20Educational%20Tech%20Landscape.ppt#11

20. ZigBee and the Hype Cycle Source: http://danielneamu.rdscv.ro/cutenews/images/gartner_hype_cycle_4.jpg

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. 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 electronics • PC • Personal and healthcare • Commercial and residential control

29. ZigBee’s Future Source: http://www.zigbee.org/imwp/idms/popups/pop_download.asp?ContentID=7092

30. The End

31. References • http://www.zigbee.org/en/about/faq.asp • http://www.zigbee.org/en/resources/#SlidePresentations • http://computing.arizona.edu/networkmasterplan/tech_hpe_0703.pdf • http://www.santafe.cc.fl.us/~faeds/presentations/2004%20Educational%20Tech%20Landscape.ppt#11 • http://danielneamu.rdscv.ro/cutenews/images/gartner_hype_cycle_4.jpg • http://www.embedded.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=52600868   • http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/08/wo_brown081904.asp • http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-zigbee.htm?referrer=adwords_campaign=zigbee_ad=013761&_content_kw=what%20is%20zigbee • http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~jfrolik/papers/chris_prop.pdf • http://bmc.ub.uni-potsdam.de/1743-0003-2-6/1743-0003-2-6.pdf • http://www.oki.com/en/otr/200/downloads/otr-200-R08.pdf • http://www.ece.uah.edu/~milenka/docs/dc_ssst05_synch.pdf • http://www.merl.com/reports/docs/TR2005-029.pdf • http://www.zigbee.org/resources/documents/IWAS_presentation_Mar04_Designing_with_802154_and_zigbee.ppt • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBee • http://www.zigbee.org/imwp/idms/popups/pop_download.asp?ContentID=7092 • http://www.zigbee.org/en/spec_download/download_request.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 Source: http://www.embedded.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=52600868