ZigBee-Wireless Mesh Networks for building automation and control

Wenqi Guo, William M. Healy, Mengchu Zhou

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Abstract

ZigBee is a wireless technology developed as an open global standard to address the unique needs of low-cost low-power wireless sensor networks. This standard takes full advantages of the IEEE 802.15.4 physical radio specification and operates in unlicensed bands worldwide at different frequencies. ZigBee-Wireless Mesh Networks (ZigBee-WMNs) are recognized as a cost-effective and flexible solution for building automation and control. They have the potential to unify the methods of data communication for sensors, actuators, appliances, and asset-tracking devices. They offer a means to build a reliable but affordable network backbone that supports battery-operated devices with a low data rate and a low duty cycle to facilitate building automation and control systems (BACs). This paper illustrates the possibilities and advantages of applying ZigBee-WMNs in BACs to benefit building occupants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2010
Pages731-736
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2010 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: Apr 10 2010Apr 12 2010

Publication series

Name2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2010

Other

Other2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period4/10/104/12/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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