Enabling the Internet of Things Through ZigBee Open Standards
Gilles ThonetManaging Director Europe
ZigBee Alliance
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The ZigBee Alliance
Who we areOpen, global, non profit organization
Industry driven consortium
About 400 members worldwide
What we doDevelop open standards for wireless device to device communications and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Certify products to ensure device interoperability
Promote ZigBee around the world
Liaise with other industry and standardization bodies
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ZigBee in a Nutshell
Open, global wireless standardLow cost, low power IEEE 802.15.4 radio
Easy to install and maintainMesh networking
Scale up to thousands of devices
Reliable and secureCoexistence with other 2.4 GHz protocols
Best in class security (AES 128)
Device interoperabilityZigBee Cluster Library
ZigBee Certified program
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Standardized at All Layers
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What is a light bulb?What is on?What is off?
What is dim?
How does the network formWhat is the network size
How do devices join?How are data encrypted?
What frequency is used?How does transmission work?
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Introducing ZigBee 3.0
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Coexistence with Other Standards
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Energy@home Architecture
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Cloud Platform
Produc'on Meter 3rd Party
App
PLC
PLC
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Working with Other Industry Standards
SEP2 – IP Based Control for Home Area Networks (HANs)MAC/PHY agnostic Smart Energy Profile
Native IPv6 addressing
Enabling consumer control in alignment with utility HANs
Effort involving multiple standards organizations
International alliances and bodies (ZigBee, Wi-Fi, HomePlug, IEC, NEMA, CEA, NIST, NAESB)
Networking (IETF, IEEE)
Functionally focused (SAE, SunSpec)
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Working with Standardization Bodies
CEN/TC 294Communication Systems for Meters – Wireless Mesh Networking for Meter Data Exchange
Part 1: Introduction and Standardization Framework (Pr EN 16836-1)
Part 2: Networking Layer and Stack Specification (Pr EN 16836-2)
Part 3: Energy Profile Specification Dedicated Application Layer (Pr EN 16836-3)
Reference to ZigBee Smart Energy Profile specificationPreliminary standard out for CEN enquiry with national committees
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Takeaways
ZigBee provides strong foundations for the Internet of ThingsEcosystem of leading companies in wireless control and sensingIndustry and application expertiseSolid product certification process (1,100+ different products to date)Track record of working with other industry and standards organizations
CEN/CENELEC, ISO/IEC, IEEE
Wi-Fi, HomePlug …
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