Resolving the paradox between IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee

Author

Kumar, Ajit ; Sharma, Ashok ; Grewal, Kusum

Author_Institution

EECE Dept., ITM Univ., Gurgaon, India

fYear

2014

fDate

6-8 Feb. 2014

Firstpage

484

Lastpage

486

Abstract

IEEE 802.15.4 is a standard maintained by the IEEE 802.15 group which specifies the physical layer and media access control for low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs). It is the basis for the ZigBee. ZigBee is a worldwide open standard for wireless radio networks and was designed to provide an easy-to-use wireless data solution characterized by secure, reliable wireless network architectures. It has wide range of applications, in areas like security, healthcare, control fields etc. ZigBee protocol builds on the IEEE 802.15.4 functionality by adding capabilities for more flexible network topologies, intelligent message routing and enhanced security measures. Often there is a confusion regarding both the standards; this paper presents the research work on both the standards (IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee) and their differences.

Keywords

Zigbee; protocols; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication security; IEEE 802.15.4 standard; LR-WPAN; ZigBee protocol; control fields; flexible network topologies; healthcare; intelligent message routing; low-rate wireless personal area networks; security measure enhancement; wireless data solution; wireless network architectures; wireless radio networks; worldwide open standard; Data models; Encryption; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Optimization; Reliability; Zigbee; Application Layer; IEEE 802.15.4; MAC layer; Network Layer; OSI Model; Physical Layer; Zigbee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optimization, Reliabilty, and Information Technology (ICROIT), 2014 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Faridabad

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3958-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICROIT.2014.6798371

Filename

6798371