ZigBee ( 802.15) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: 802.15
DEFINITION: 802.15 is a communications specification that was approved in early 2002 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). The initial version, 802.15.1, was adapted from the Bluetooth specification and is fully compatible with Bluetooth 1.1.

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Wireless Site Survey Best Practices sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 24 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This paper provides insight into best practices for executing wireless site surveys. TOPICS: WLAN \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

The Age of Wireless LANs sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Sep 2007 \| Published: 14 Mar 2007 SUMMARY: Because they free users from the need to be cabled to a physical network, wireless LANs are being used as an access vehicle to help businesses better collaborate. TOPICS: Mobile Workers \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Hardware \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Management Software \| WLAN Protocols

Bitpipe Research Guide: Wireless sponsored by Bitpipe RESOURCE CENTER: Posted: 30 Nov 2006 \| Published: 30 Nov 2006 SUMMARY: Wireless technology is becoming an important component of most enterprises' IT infrastructure. TOPICS: Wireless Applications Software \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Hardware \| Wireless Industry \| Wireless Infrastructure \| Wireless Internet \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| Wireless Service Providers \| Wireless Services \| Wireless Systems \| Wireless WAN \| WLAN \| WLAN Protocols

ZIGBEE DEFINITION (continued): … used specification that defines parameters for wireless communications among portable digital devices including notebook computers, peripherals, cellular telephones, beepers, and consumer electronic devices. The specification also allows for connection to the Internet.

The IEEE 802.15 Working Group proposes two general categories of 802.15, called TG4 (low rate) and TG3 (high rate). The TG4 version provides data speeds of 20 Kbps or 250 Kbps. The TG3 version supports data speeds ranging from 11 Mbps to 55 Mbps. Additional features include the use of up to 254 network devices, dynamic device …
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