The following white papers are designed to demonstrate ZigBee advantages and explain new approaches to solving industry issues using ZigBee technology.
- Advantages of Energy-Efficient ZigBee Remote Controls. This paper outlines use scenarios demonstrating how remote controls using ZigBee Remote Control last longer, delivering a better consumer experience and meeting advanced set-top box requirements.
- Energy Efficiency Comparisons of Wireless Communication Technology Options for Smart Grid-Enabled Devices. This white paper provided by GE Appliances & Lighting found that, between the two leading technologies for home area network (HAN) communications, ZigBee is at least two times more cost-effective and efficient than Wi-Fi. (Link directs you to a GE supplied website)
- Understanding ZigBee Gateway. The primary purpose of this document is to provide a basic understanding of the capabilities, mechanisms, and recommended practices of the ZigBee Gateway to the reader.
- Expanding Communication Services. This paper presents the global telecom industry with an opportunity to innovate and strengthen its role value through the use of ZigBee Telecom Services.
- Understanding RF4CE. This paper outlines the unique features of ZigBee RF4CE to support applications requiring simple device-to-device control communication that do not need the full-featured mesh networking capabilities offered by ZigBee.
- ZigBee Wireless Sensor Applications for Health, Wellness and Fitness - New Assistive Technologies in Health Care based on widely accepted standards, like ZigBee, will play an important role in slowing down the sharp increase of health costs.
- ZigBee WiFi Coexistence - Schneider Electrics investigations suggest that WiFi today does not constitute a threat to satisfactory ZigBee communications in real residential environments.
- ZigBee and Wireless Radio Frequency Coexistence - ZigBee is seeing broad adoption by industries which demand products based on standards that deliver long-term stability and feature a solid and competitive supply chain.
- ZigBee: The Choice for Energy Management and Efficiency - ZigBees wireless open standard technology is being selected around the world as the energy management and efficiency technology of choice.
- ZigBee Enables Smart Buildings of the Future Today - ZigBee wireless technology creates new possibilities and transforms the office environment into truly effective workspaces.
- ZigBee Vision for the Home - Overview of ZigBee Applications in the Residential Market
- "ZigBee Competitive Technology Analysis" Section Summary - Steinbeis-Transfer-Centre for Embedded Design and Networking Steinbeis-Research Center Wireless Communication University of Cooperative Education Loerrach - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora
- ZigBee SoCs provide cost-effective solutions - by Khanh Tuan Le, RFIC system architect, Chipcon
- ZigBee Technology: Wireless Control that Simply Works - by Patrick Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC / Chair of IEEE 802.15.4 Task Group.