Zigbee

E30839

Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IEEE 802.15.4-based standard
mesh networking protocol
wireless communication standard
applicationDomain building automation
energy management
sensor networks
smart lighting
smart locks
smart plugs
smart thermostats
basedOnStandard IEEE 802.15.4
competesWith Bluetooth Low Energy
Thread
Z-Wave
dataRate 20 kbit/s
250 kbit/s
40 kbit/s
designGoal low cost
low data rate
low power consumption
deviceType Zigbee coordinator
Zigbee end device
Zigbee router
encryptionAlgorithm AES-128
frequencyBand 2.4 GHz ISM band
868 MHz band
915 MHz band
governingBody Connectivity Standards Alliance
Zigbee Alliance
introduced early 2000s
layerModel application layer
network layer
security layer
networkTopology mesh
star
tree
powerProfile battery-powered devices
primaryUse Internet of Things
home automation
industrial monitoring
range 10–100 meters
region global
standardizedBy IEEE
supports AES-128 encryption
device-to-device communication
multi-hop routing
self-healing networks
sleeping end devices
wireless mesh networking
supportsTopologySize up to thousands of nodes
uses CSMA-CA medium access control

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Thread
Thread ("Z-Wave")
competesWith
Zigbee ("Zigbee coordinator")
deviceType
Zigbee ("Zigbee Alliance")
governingBody
IEEE 802.15
relatedTechnology
Google Home ecosystem ("Zigbee (via some hubs and devices)")
supportsStandard

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