ABSTRACT
ZigBeesuiteofprotocolsisregulatedbytheZigBeeAlliance,anassociationofcompanies(listavailableonZigBeeAlliancesite)workingtogetheronglobalizationofanopenZigBeestandard[ZigBee Alliance].¥estandardemergedasresponsetoagrowingdemandforself-organizingadhocdigital radionetworks.¥ename“ZigBee”isderivedfromtheerraticzig-zagpatternsthatbeeswouldtypically makebetween®owerswhilecollectingpollenandsharingcriticalinformationamongitsfellowhive members.¥enamewasnevercon¦rmedinscienti¦cstudiesbutwasveryevocativeoftheinvisible webs of connections existing in a fully wireless environment.
