XBee®/XBee‐PRO® ZB SMT RF Modules
ZigBee Protocol
PAN
Personal Area Network - A data communication network that
includes a coordinator and one or more routers/end devices.
Joining
The process of a node becoming part of a ZigBee PAN. A node
becomes part of a network by joining to a coordinator or a router
(that has previously joined to the network). During the process of
joining, the node that allowed joining (the parent) assigns a 16-bit
address to the joining node (the child).
Network Address
Operating Channel
Energy Scan
The 16-bit address assigned to a node after it has joined to another
node. The coordinator always has a network address of 0.
The frequency selected for data communications between nodes. The
operating channel is selected by the coordinator on power-up.
A scan of RF channels that detects the amount of energy present on
the selected channels. The coordinator uses the energy scan to
determine the operating channel.
Route Request
Route Reply
Broadcast transmission sent by a coordinator or router throughout
the network in attempt to establish a route to a destination node.
Unicast transmission sent back to the originator of the route request.
It is initiated by a node when it receives a route request packet and
its address matches the Destination Address in the route request
packet.
Route Discovery
ZigBee Stack
The process of establishing a route to a destination node when one
does not exist in the Routing Table. It is based on the AODV (Ad-hoc
On-demand Distance Vector routing) protocol.
ZigBee is a published specification set of high-level communication
protocols for use with small, low-power modules. The ZigBee stack
provides a layer of network functionality on top of the 802.15.4 spec-
ification.
For example, the mesh and routing capabilities available to ZigBee
solutions are absent in the 802.15.4 protocol.
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