Does anyone know what ZIGBEE stands for? I had a look and know what it means, was just wondering if it was an acronym?
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2007-03-05 02:46:45 · 2 answers · asked by HEEEEEEE 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It is not an acronym. The name comes from the zig-zag flight path of bees, forming mesh networks between flowers.
ZigBee is the name of an alliance of companies formed around a standard approved in 2003 called 802.15.4. The ZigBee protocol promises to provide a long battery life (months or even years on a single battery charge) and to be a lower-cost alternative to Bluetooth for wireless sensing and control applications. The ZigBee alliance consists of a group of companies that includes Invensys, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, and Philips, to name a few. Members of the ZigBee alliance believe that mesh networking is the key to unattended wireless systems for smart homes as well as wirelessly-controlled sensors for medical uses and industry. ZigBee also displays very low latency (much lower than Bluetooth, for example), which is critical for certain applications such as heart sensors.
2007-03-09 02:02:55 · answer #1 · answered by xwdguy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋