Describe the ZigBee networking standard.

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One networking standard designed for inexpensive and simple short-range networking (particularly sensor networks) is ZigBee (802.15). ZigBee is intended for applications that require low data transfer rates and several years of battery life. For instance, ZigBee can be used for home and commercial automation systems to connect a wide variety of devices (such as appliances and lighting, heating, and security systems). ZigBee is also used in industrial manufacturing, personal home healthcare, device tracking, telecommunications, and wireless sensor networks. ZigBee is designed to accommodate more than 65,000 devices on a single network and supports speeds up to 250 Kbps, depending on the frequency being used (several different frequencies are available for ZigBee networks). ZigBee networks have a range of 10 to 50 meters (about 33 to 164 feet) between devices, depending on power output and environmental characteristics.