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April 27, 2009 The ZigBee Alliance will incorporate global IT standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) into its specification portfolio of low-power wireless networking standards. This move will expand the portfolio of ZigBee specs, says the alliance, and advance the growth of Smart Grid applications that have adopted the ZigBee Smart Energy public application profile. By incorporating IETF standards, ZigBee Smart Energy products will enhance their application capabilities with native IP support, allowing seamless integration of Internet connectivity into each product, says ZigBee. Alliance members will benefit from the knowledge and experience contained in IETF standards for large-scale network addressability, security and IT integration, further building on existing expertise from developing the world’s leading technologies in the area of reliable, low-cost wireless sensor and control networks. Through cooperative efforts with IETF, ZigBee members will create additional solutions for wireless sensor and control networks as part of the new spec. Internet connectivity is currently provided by existing ZigBee specifications; however, the addition of native IP support will offer tighter integration from wireless devices all the way to large-scale utility IT networks. The resulting specification will broaden ZigBee’s suite of low-power wireless network solutions to meet the needs of companies in the home, automation, healthcare, commercial building automation, telecom and consumer markets. CLICK HERE for ZigBee. CLICK HERE for Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). |
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