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Subject:    [Tccc] Call for chapter's proposals-ZigBee Network Protocols and Applications
From:       Tao Jiang <Tao.Jiang () ieee ! org>
Date:       2009-03-31 8:51:11
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      *ZigBee Network Protocols and Applications*

   *  Scope*

    ZigBee is a new standard for near-field wireless communications. It was
developed by the ZigBee Alliance, which is a global ecosystem of over 200
major OEMs creating wireless solutions for home, commercial and industrial
applications, focusing on standardizing and enabling interoperability of
products. ZigBee can provide a cost-effective and energy-efficient means fo=
r
short-range networking and it is a promising candidate for
energy-constrained applications, such as wireless sensor networks. Moreover=
,
it is the only global wireless communication standard for the development o=
f
easily deployed, low-power consumption products. Several multi-billion
dollar OEMs, as well as major suppliers, support the ZigBee Alliance.
Compared with other wireless communication technology, such as Bluetooth,
WiFi and UWB, ZigBee is more reliable, cheaper, and importantly more
energy-conservative.

    The protocol stack of ZigBee is compact and its size is only 4-32 KB,
which can be compatible with 8-bits micro-processors. An integrated protoco=
l
stack of ZigBee consists of four top-down layers: application layer, networ=
k
layer, MAC layer and PHY layer. The PHY and MAC layers adopt the standard o=
f
IEEE802.15.4, which makes the solutions independent of RF IC vendors due to
the 2.4GHz standardized radio by IEEE 802.15.4. Therefore, ZigBee is more
cost-effective for designing short-range wireless communication
applications. Based on the PHY and MAC layers, the specifications of ZigBee
introduce reliable and secure network topologies, including mesh, star and
cluster-tree topology. The upper layers, however, can be specified by the
OEMs for specific design requirements. For example, the design of routing
protocols for WSNs always needs to be energy-efficient. In addition, we als=
o
can exploit adaptive cross-layer design for performance optimization.

    Usually, the applications based on ZigBee are generally low-power,
flexible and easily deployable. Hence, some issues in the design of ZigBee
networks should be considered, including power management, security, qualit=
y
of service, reliability and dependability, topology control, routing
protocol, MAC protocol and so on. Typically, the efficient power management
is much important. In addition, due to the vulnerability of wireless
channel, security control mechanism needs to be incorporated into the desig=
n
of ZigBee networks. Although people more likely realize specific designs
through high-layer protocol adaptation, the MAC layer can be also adjusted
or improved accodingly.

    ZigBee networks has the following requirements and features: low power
assumption, low cost, low packet throughput, lots of network nodes, low
request on quality of service, security control, complicated topology, high
reliability. Therefore, it has been becoming widely used in many
applications, e.g., medical industry, home networking, location and
position, industrial automation, intelligent monitoring and control,
telecommunication, wireless sensor networks and etc. Many OEMs are currentl=
y
available to provide different solutions and tools for developing various
ZigBee-based applications.
 *  Topics*

Prospective subject areas and specific topics for this publication include,
but are not limited to, the following

*Part 1: Background*
Near-Field Communications (NFC) and Low-Power Communications
Brief Introduction ZigBee, Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB, and Wireless USB

*Part 2: ZigBee Standards and Protocols*
ZigBee Architecture (ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4)
ZigBee Physical Techniques
ZigBee MAC Protocols
ZigBee Network Protocols
ZigBee Application Protocols
Performance Analysis of ZigBee Networks

*Part 3: Other Issues and Improvements of ZigBee*
Power Management in ZigBee Networks
Security Issues in ZigBee Networks
Quality of Service in ZigBee Networks
Reliability and Dependability of ZigBee Networks
Topology Control in ZigBee Networks
Advanced MAC Protocols for ZigBee Networks
Advanced/Mesh Routing Protocols for ZigBee Networks
Transport Protocols for ZigBee Networks

*Part 4: ZigBee Applications and Testbeds*
ZigBee Applications in Medical Fields
ZigBee in Home Networking
ZigBee-based Location and Positioning
ZigBee in Industrial Automation
ZigBee in Intelligent monitoring and Control
ZigBee in Telecommunications
ZigBee in Wireless Sensor Networks
ZigBee Product Development Tools and Examples
Voice Communications over ZigBee

*Part 5: ZigBee versus Other Standards/Protocols*
ZigBee and 6LoWPAN
ZigBee and Z-Wave
ZigBee and Wireless Hart
ZigBee and RFID
ZigBee and ISA100
   *  Important Dates*
    Proposal submission: Apr. 30, 2009 Notification of proposal acceptance:=
 Jun
8, 2009 Full chapter submission: Sept. 7, 2009 Review report received: Nov
1, 2009 Final version submission: Jan 11, 2010

*  Submission Guidelines
*
 **

Potential prestigious authors in the fields of interest will be selectively
invited to submit a 1-2 pages proposal describing the topic of their
chapters. The proposal should include the chapter outline, the number of
pages of the final manuscript and authors=92 detail contact information.

Please send inquiries or submit material electronically (Rich Text files) t=
o
editors at

Dr. Chonggang Wang
NEC-labs, USA
Email: cgwang@ieee.org

Dr. Tao Jiang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P. R.China
Email: Tao.Jiang@ieee.org <yanzhang@ieee.org>

Dr. Qian Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, P. R. China
Email: qianzh@cs.ust.edu

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