ZigBee联盟将集成互联网协议标准

ZigBee Alliance to integrate Internet protocol standards
 
ZigBee联盟将集成互联网协议标准

The ZigBee Alliance will incorporate global IT standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) into its specification portfolio of low-power wireless networking standards. This move will expand the growing portfolio of successful ZigBee specifications and should further advance the rapid growth of Smart Grid applications that have widely adopted the proven ZigBee Smart Energy public application profile.

ZigBee联盟将把互联网工程任务组(IETF) 的全球IT标准纳入其低功耗无限网络标准的规范组合。此举将扩大不断增长的成功的ZigBee规范组合，并进一步推动已广泛采用成熟的ZigBee智能能源公共应用规范的智能网应用的快速增长。

By incorporating IETF standards, ZigBee Smart Energy products will enhance their application capabilities with native IP support, allowing seamless integration of Internet connectivity into each product. ZigBee members will also benefit from the knowledge and experience contained in IETF standards for large scale network addressability, security and IT integration, further building on existing expertise from developing the world’s leading technologies in the area of reliable, low-cost wireless sensor and control networks.

通过加入IETF标准， ZigBee的智能能源产品将利用原生IP支持提高他们的应用能力，允许互联网连接无缝集成到每个产品。ZigBee成员还将从大规模网络可寻址、安全性以及IT集成的IETF标准包含的知识与经验中受益， 在可靠、低成本的无线传感器和控制网络领域开发世界领先的技术，进一步加强现有的专业技术。

Through cooperative efforts with IETF, ZigBee members will create additional innovative solutions for wireless sensor and control networks as part of the new specification. Internet connectivity is currently provided by existing ZigBee specifications; however, the addition of native IP support will offer tighter integration from wireless devices all the way to large scale utility IT networks. The resulting specification will further broaden ZigBee’s suite of low-power wireless network solutions to meet the diversified needs of companies in the home, automation, healthcare, commercial building automation, telecommunications and consumer markets.

通过与IETH的合作努力，ZigBee成员将为无线传感器和控制网络创造更多的创新解决方案，作为新规范的一个组成部分。互联网连接是目前是由现有的ZigBee规范提供的。然而，更多的原生IP支持将为从无线设备到大规模公用事业IT网络获得更紧密的集成。由此产生的规范将进一步扩大ZigBee低功率无线网络解决方案套件，以满足家用、自动化、医疗、商业楼宇自动化、通信以及消费领域等公司的多样化需求。

“This activity creates a win-win for everyone by combining the strengths of the ZigBee Smart Energy standard with the ubiquity of Internet standards and confirms that smart meter deployments currently underway will have a seamless path for continuous upgrades including Internet connectivity,” said Paul De Martini, vice president at Southern California Edison. “ZigBee Smart Energy solutions are playing a key role in our Smart Grid enabled programs that will provide our customers with choice and promote long term sustainability.” An Edison International company, Southern California Edison is the largest electric utility in the state of California, serving a population of more than 13 million via 4.8 million customer accounts.

南加州爱迪生公司副总裁Paul De Martini表示：“这一举措结合了ZigBee 智能能源标准的实力以及互联网标准的普遍存在性，对每个人来说都是双赢的，而且表明目前正在进行的智能电表部署将为包括互联网连接性在内的不断升级，提供一种无缝的方式。ZigBee 智能能源解决方案正在我们智能电网启动项目中发挥着重要作用，将为我们的客户提供更多选择，促进长期可持性。”南加州爱迪生公司是爱迪生国际旗下子公司，是加州最大的电力公用事业公司，通过480万个客户账号为1,300多万人提供服务。

The Alliance provides the leading low-power wireless networking standards that are open, extensible and easily upgradable. It will build on the success of existing Smart Grid deployments of smart meters and Home Area Networks (HAN) using the ZigBee Smart Energy profile. This move will greatly assist global standardization efforts for Smart Grid applications including HAN devices, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), distributed generation and storage applications.

该联盟提供领先的低功耗无线网络标准，这些标准是开放式的，可扩展且易于升级。它将巩固现有智能电表的智能电网部署以及采用ZigBee 智能能源规范的家庭局域网所取得的成功。这一举措将极大帮助智能电网应用，包括家庭局域网设备、充电电动汽车、分布式发电与存储应用的全球标准化努力。

“This is what our members have been looking for – the established, respected and mature capability of ZigBee wireless standards coupled with native IP capabilities along with the support of the IETF,” said Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance. “Our members look forward to collaborating with the IETF on wireless sensor network development. The ZigBee Alliance will continue looking for ways to work with, and support, open standards as part of our continuing development of the world’s leading low-power wireless networking solutions.”

ZigBee联盟主席Bob Heile表示：“这就是我们的成员一直在追求的目标——将ZigBee无线标准已建立的、受到认可的、以及成熟的能力与原生IP能力以及IETF的支持相结合起来。我们的成员期待着与IETF 合作推动无线传感器网络的发展。ZigBee 联盟将继续寻找渠道合作和支持开放标准，作为我们全球领先的低功耗无线网络解决方案持续发展的一部分。”

ZigBee Smart Energy is the only standardized home area network solution in the market today meeting the tough requirements of leading utilities and energy service providers worldwide. The deployment of an estimated 30 million ZigBee equipped smart meters is underway in North America. 

ZigBee 智能能源是当今市场上唯一标准化的家庭局域网解决方案，满足了全球各大领先公用事业单位和能源服务供应商的苛刻需求。北美地区正在部署约3000万个采用ZigBee技术的智能电表。

ZigBee: Control your world
ZigBee：控制你的世界

ZigBee is the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices to work together and enhance everyday life. The ZigBee Alliance is a non-profit association of more than 300 member companies driving development of ZigBee wireless technology. The Alliance promotes world-wide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer electronics, energy, home, commercial and industrial areas. 

ZigBee是将明显不同的设备连接到一起工作并提高日常生活的全球无线语言。 ZigBee联盟是一个非营利性协会，拥有300多个会员公司促使着开发ZigBee无线技术。该联盟致力于促进在全球的消费电子、能源、住宅、商业和工业领域广泛采用ZigBee作为领先的无线网络、传感和控制标准。