Abstract
In 2003, the IEEE released the 802.15.4 standard defining wireless mesh
networking with low data rates, but also very low power consumption. ZigBee is
a communication networking layer that can be overlaid on top of the 802.15.4
MAC.
The idea of "building up" to ZigBee from the 802.15.4 standard is the focus of
this report. In-Stat believes that there are technical and market drivers that
will move OEMs to use the ZigBee networking layer in lieu of the 802.15.4
standard.
What ZigBee has in its favor is that it is designed to create interoperability
among silicon vendors and facilitate common software and profile platforms for
end users in specific applications. The ZigBee Alliance is the Special
Interest Group in charge of promoting the technology, and testing and
verifying products. The membership now counts 200 companies.
In-Stat coverage of the 802.15.4/ZigBee space includes:
- An examination of 802.15.4/ZigBee components and how companies
differentiate their products on the component level
- A current status update on how countries plan to regulate ZigBee
- Estimated BOM of ZigBee chipsets and ZigBee modules
- Detailed scenarios about what challenges 802.15.4/ZigBee faces in market
verticals residential Automation, Commercial Applications, Medical,
Industrial, and Smart Cards
- Breakouts of 802.15.4/ZigBee shipments by Region, Frequency, and
Application
- In-depth vendor profiles of ZigBee silicon, systems, and software providers
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Introduction
- Proprietary, Non-802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Networks
- Coronis Systems
- The Future of Proprietary Wireless Networks
- Fundamentals of 802.15.4
- Fundamentals of ZigBee Technology
- Truisms About ZigBee
- ZigBee Alliance
- ZigBee Pro
- ZigBee Home Control Stack (1.1)
- ZigBee Enhancements September 2006
- Building the 802.15.4 Chipset
- Micro-Controller Units (MCUs)
- MCU Architectures
- Developing Trends in MCUs
- Radios
- Chipset
- Media Access Controller (MAC)
- Battery or Power Source
- Single-Chip SoC
- Developer Kits
- Daintree Sensor Network Analyzer
- Modules
- Service Broker (Software)
- To Move from 802.15.4 to ZigBee
- Certification and Testing
- ZigBee Alliance Efforts with Other Consortia
- 802.15.4/ZigBee Deployments and Applications
- Federal Express
- Residential Automation
- Commercial
- Lighting
- HVAC
- Structural
- Asset Management
- Inventory Management-Livestock
- Inventory and Automation, Food Services
- Inventory Warehouse
- Medical
- Industrial
- Industrial Automatic Meter Reading
- Smart Card
- Other Uses
- 802.15.4/ZigBee Forecasts
- 802.15.4/ZigBee Nodes by Application
- 802.15.4/ZigBee by Frequency Band
- Regional End-Use Forecast of 802.15.4/ZigBee
- Proposed Standards for China and Japan
- ZigBee Breakout of Nodes by Function
- Breakout of Proprietary Network Layer Over 802.15.4 and ZigBee Network
Layer Over 802.15.4 Chipset Silicon
- Conservative Forecast
- Aggressive Forecast
- Selected Chip, Module, and MCU Vendors
- Atmel
- Dust Networks
- Ember
- Freescale
- Helicomm
- Integration Associates
- Jennic
- MaxStream (acquired by Digi International)
- MeshNetics
- Mitsubishi
- Oki
- Renesas
- Silicon Laboratories
- Texas Instruments (acquired Chipcon)
- UBEC
- ZMD
List of Tables
- Table 1. Comparative Table Between ZigBee, Z-Wave, and Insteon
- Table 2. Comparison of ZigBee/802.15.4 Nodes at Allocated Frequencies
- Table 3. ASP of 802.15.4/ZigBee Microcontrollers (Reduced Function
Device, Full-Function Device, and Coordinator)
- Table 4. Bill of Materials IEEE802.15.4/ZigBee Radio (in 10k Quantities)
- Table 5. Bill of Materials ZigBee Modules in 10k Quantities ($US),
2005-2010
- Table 6. Integrated Modules versus SoC and Multi-chip Solutions (% of
Units)
- Table 7. Conservative and Aggressive Estimates of Revenues in Service
Broker Software
- Table 8. ZigBee Promoters
- Table 9. Mergers and Acquisitions in the 802.15.4/ZigBee Space
- Table 10. ZigBee Certified Vendors
- Table 11. RFID Tags Used In Livestock
- Table 12. 802.15.4/ZigBee Nodes by Application
- Table 13. 802.15.4/ZigBee Nodes/Chipsets by Frequency Bands
- Table 14. 802.15.4/ZigBee Nodes Chipset End Use by Geographic Regions
- Table 15. Full-function Devices and Reduced-function Devices (By
Percentage)
- Table 16. Chipset Revenues Determined as Either ZigBee Network Layer Over
802.15.4 or Proprietary Network Layer Over 802.15.4, Revenues $US Millions
(Midpoint Forecast)
- Table 17. Conservative Forecast (ZigBee or Proprietary Network Layer):
Node/Chipset Units, BOM ASP & Revenue (Units in Thousands and Revenues in $US
Thousands)
- Table 18. Aggressive Forecast (ZigBee or Proprietary Network Layer):
Node/Chipset Units, BOM ASP & Revenue (Units in Thousands and Revenues in $US
Thousands)
List of Figures
- Figure 1. ZigBee Chipset Unit Volumes, Conservative and Aggressive
Forecasts (Units in Thousands), 2004-2010
- Figure 2. Integration Associates EZMac State Machine
- Figure 3. Coverage Area of Service Broker Applications
- Figure 4. Diagram of Sensors in an Industrial Setting
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