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Are There Several Zigbee Versions?

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Currently, the public revision of the specification is ZigBee 1.0 (dated December 2004). It includes the NETWORK layer, the application layer, and the ‘Home Controls, Lighting’ (HCL) application profile (which will be superseded by a NEW profile in the next revision). ZigBee 1.0 does not include any commissioning recommendations, nor does it specify any particular stack profile since only tree ADDRESSING is defined.

The next public revision of ZigBee is 1.1, which should be available by end 2006. It will include advanced features allowing to depart from current limitations imposed by tree addressing and centralized binding. New application profiles, along with corresponding commissioning frameworks, will also be released.

Some VENDORS, such as Ember, provide ZigBee STACKS that are ahead of the current specification. Advanced features are then often brought to the ZigBee Alliance to be included in the next official revision.

Currently, the public revision of the specification is ZigBee 1.0 (dated December 2004). It includes the network layer, the application layer, and the ‘Home Controls, Lighting’ (HCL) application profile (which will be superseded by a new profile in the next revision). ZigBee 1.0 does not include any commissioning recommendations, nor does it specify any particular stack profile since only tree addressing is defined.

The next public revision of ZigBee is 1.1, which should be available by end 2006. It will include advanced features allowing to depart from current limitations imposed by tree addressing and centralized binding. New application profiles, along with corresponding commissioning frameworks, will also be released.

Some vendors, such as Ember, provide ZigBee stacks that are ahead of the current specification. Advanced features are then often brought to the ZigBee Alliance to be included in the next official revision.



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