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Standard

Application

Standards
ZigBee
IEEE 802.15.4
1.Home Entertainment and
Control
2.Wireless sensor networks
3. Industrial control
4. Embedded sensing
5. Medical
6. Smoke and intruder
warning
7. Building automation

Spectrum
Security
Data speed
Batter/Power consumption

868-921 MHz, 2.4 GHz

High
0.04-0.25Mbps
Low Power

Range

roughly 50 meters
Mesh
EM357, EM3587 - SI Labs
$ 5.9 (2000 MOQ)

Topology
Hardware info
Price
Others
Network Size
Interoperability
Latency
sensitivity

<$4
Internal or External Antenna
16000
low
~30ms
-92dbm

Note:
Data speed and range values mentioned here are subject to change based on the range/da

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Bluetooth
IEEE 802.15.1
1. Mobile
2. Audio
3. Communication between devices
4. Computer Peripherals
5. etc..

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NFC
ISO 13157 etc..

1. Payment
2. Data exchange
3. RFID
4. Connectivity
2.4Ghz
13.56 MHz
High
High due to low range
1-24 Mbps
424 kbps
Low to Moderate based on the range 15ma*
1 to 100 m
Point to multipoint (star)
CC2540TF256RHAT - TI
$ 4.25 (2000 MOQ)

$5+
8
~100ms
-82dbm

t to change based on the range/data rate

~10cm
Point to Point
TRF7970ARHBR - TI
$ 3.95 (3000 MOQ)

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Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.11a,b,g,n etc..

1. Wireless Local Area

Network
2. Connectivity
3. Broad Band Internet
4. Security Cameras
5. Etc..
2.4, 5.8 GHz
Good
10-100 Mbits/s
High
10-100 mts
star
CC3100 TI
$ 23.8900 (250 MOQ)

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RuBee
IEEE 1902.1

wireless network of sensors

and actuators in industrial and
military environments
131 KHz
High
128 bytes
Low
1 to 30 mts
Peer to peer

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RFID
ISO/IEC 18000

Item tracking
135 KHz, 13.56 MHz, 2.45Ghz,etc..
fair
Varies based on the band
Varies
up to 5 mts
Point to point
TRF7970ARHBR TI (13.56MHZ)
$ 3.95 (3000 MOQ)

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UWB
IEEE 802.15.3a

1. wireless highdefinition video

2. Radar
4 GHz and 6 GHz
High
up to 1.6 Gbps
High
10-30 mts
peer to peer

128

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IrDA

Control and
exchange data

115 kbps to 2Mbps

Low
up to 1 mts
Line of sight
MAX3131EAI+ Max
$ 8.23 (1000 MOQ)

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ISM
ITU-R in 5.138, 5.150, and 5.280 of the Radio Regulations

1.Microwave oven
2. Plasting welding
3. Fixed and mobile services
4. Radio and Radar
Varies from 6.7 MHz to 246Ghz

Si4432-B1-FM SI Labs (240 MHz to 930 MHz )

$ 2.97 (1000 MOQ)

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6LoWPAN
802.15.4

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Zwave
No standard

1. Sensor network
2. Access Control
3. Home automation
2.4Ghz
high
20 to 250 kbps
Low

1. Lighting
2. Access
Control
3. Home
automation
sub 1G
fair
100 kbps
low

10 to 75 mts
star and mesh
CC2630F128RGZT -TI manf.
$ 6.58 @1000 MOQ

external antenna
100
high
~6ms
-92dbm

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IP500

up to 30 mts
mesh

232
high
-94dbm

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LORA
IEEE 802.15.4

1. Internet of Things(IOT)
ISM band 868 MHz and 915 MHz
.3 to 37.5 kbps
2-10km
star

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ZigBeeIP
IEEE 802.15.4

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wibree(Baby Bluetooth)
IEEE 802.15.1

1. Internet of
Things(IOT)
2.4 GHz
High
250kbps
Low

1. Home Automation
2. Wireless stereo
headphone
3. Watch
2.45GHz
high
1 Mbps
low

50 to 200 meters 5 to 10 mts

mesh
star
EM357, EM3587 SI Labs
$ 5.9 (2000 MOQ)

10-14$
62,500

-137dbm
zigbee 2030.5

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Wireless USB

1.Game
controllers
2.printers
3. scanners
4. digital
cameras
5. Portable
media players
6. Hard disk
drives
7. USB flash
drives
3.1 to 10.6 GHz
up to 480 Mbit/s
3 to 10 mts