Title :
Home networking with IEEE 802.15.4: a developing standard for low-rate wireless personal area networks
Author :
Callaway, Ed ; Gorday, Paul ; Hester, Lance ; Gutierrez, Jose A. ; Naeve, Marco ; Heile, Bob ; Bahl, Venkat
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article presents the IEEE 802.15.4 draft standard and its home networking applications. The main features of the standard are network flexibility, low cost, and low power consumption; the standard is suitable for many applications in the home requiring low-data-rate communications in an ad hoc self-organizing network.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; home automation; home computing; microcomputer applications; personal communication networks; security of data; telecommunication security; telecommunication standards; IEEE 802.15.4 standard; Internet connectivity; ad hoc self-organizing network; audio/video networking; energy conservation; home automation; home networking; low cost; low power consumption; low-data-rate communications; low-rate wireless personal area networks; multi-PC connectivity; network flexibility; security; Bandwidth; Batteries; Communication standards; Costs; Energy consumption; Home automation; Standards development; Temperature sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless personal area networks;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2002.1024418
