Presented by:
Chris Diamond
Michael Gordon
Priya Joshi
Gideon Wamae

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ZigBee
Presentation Outline
 Gideon
– What ZigBee is
– What ZigBee does
 Chris
– How ZigBee works
– The hype cycle
 Priya
– Academic research
 Michael:
– Products
– Future
– What is ZigBee?
Technological Standard Created for Control and Sensor Networks
 Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard
 Created by the ZigBee Alliance
 IEEE 802.15.4 & ZigBee In Context
 The 802 Wireless Space
 ZigBee and Other Wireless Technologies
 ZigBee Aims Low
 Low data rate
 Low power consumption
 Small packet devices
 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
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.
 Lights and Switches
 How ZigBee Works
 Topology
– Star
– Cluster Tree
– Mesh
 Network coordinator, routers, end devices
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
ZigBee Mesh Networking
 Research in ZigBee
 Introduction
 Research
 Research Papers
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.
 Academic Research
Research in ZigBee is being conducted in different fields:
 Wireless and sensor networks
 Wireless communications
 Neuroengineering
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
ZigBee and the Market
 The next big thing
 Expected to hit the market full force in 2006
 Companies have already invested millions
ZigBee Products
 Development Kits
 Sensors
 Transceivers
 Modules
Current ZigBee Uses
 Environmental Monitoring
 Agricultural Monitoring
 Home Automation Still on Horizon
Product Applications
 Road map products-tracking
 Consumer electronics
 PC
 Personal and healthcare
 Commercial and residential control