IEEE 802.15.4

IEEE 802.15.4 is a technical standard that defines the operation of a low-rate wireless personal area network (LR-WPAN). It specifies the physical layer and media access control for LR-WPANs, and is maintained by the IEEE 802.15 working group, which defined the standard in 2003.[1] It is the basis for the Zigbee,[2] ISA100.11a,[3] WirelessHART, MiWi, 6LoWPAN, Thread, Matter and SNAP specifications, each of which further extends the standard by developing the upper layers, which are not defined in IEEE 802.15.4. In particular, 6LoWPAN defines a binding for the IPv6 version of the Internet Protocol (IP) over WPANs, and is itself used by upper layers such as Thread.

  1. ^ IEEE 802.15 WPAN™ Task Group 4, http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/TG4.html
  2. ^ Gascón, David (February 5, 2009). "Security in 802.15.4 and ZigBee networks". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ^ "ISA100 Committee Home Page". Retrieved 20 July 2011.