The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of organizations creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, residential, commercial and consumer applications, today announced the public availability of its 10th standard, ZigBee Gateway. ZigBee Gateway is said to provide a simple and cost-effective way to enable Internet connections, giving service providers, businesses and consumers the opportunity to implement these devices and connect ZigBee networks to the Internet.
ZigBee Gateway is the first standard for a new category called ZigBee Network Devices, a category for device specific standards designed to assist and expand ZigBee PRO-based networks. Forthcoming standards for bridge and range extender devices, currently in development, will join ZigBee Gateway in the ZigBee Network Devices category.
ZigBee Gateway lets manufacturers focus on application development and reduce overall product development time. ZigBee Gateway provides connectivity to Internet Protocol-based networks, plus access to a variety of cloud and smart phone services designed for consumers.
