ZigBee Alliance to integrate Internet protocol standards
 
ZigBee聯(lián)盟將集成互聯(lián)網(wǎng)協(xié)議標準

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聯(lián)盟將把互聯(lián)網(wǎng)工程任務組(IETF) 的全球IT標準納入其低功耗無限網(wǎng)絡標準的規(guī)范組合。此舉將擴大不斷增長的成功的ZigBee規(guī)范組合，并進一步推動已廣泛采用成熟的ZigBee智能能源公共應用規(guī)范的智能網(wǎng)應用的快速增長。

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.

通過加入IETF標準， ZigBee的智能能源產(chǎn)品將利用原生IP支持提高他們的應用能力，允許互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接無縫集成到每個產(chǎn)品。ZigBee成員還將從大規(guī)模網(wǎng)絡可尋址、安全性以及IT集成的IETF標準包含的知識與經(jīng)驗中受益， 在可靠、低成本的無線傳感器和控制網(wǎng)絡領域開發(fā)世界領先的技術，進一步加強現(xiàn)有的專業(yè)技術。

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.

通過與IETH的合作努力，ZigBee成員將為無線傳感器和控制網(wǎng)絡創(chuàng)造更多的創(chuàng)新解決方案，作為新規(guī)范的一個組成部分。互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接是目前是由現(xiàn)有的ZigBee規(guī)范提供的。然而，更多的原生IP支持將為從無線設備到大規(guī)模公用事業(yè)IT網(wǎng)絡獲得更緊密的集成。由此產(chǎn)生的規(guī)范將進一步擴大ZigBee低功率無線網(wǎng)絡解決方案套件，以滿足家用、自動化、醫(yī)療、商業(yè)樓宇自動化、通信以及消費領域等公司的多樣化需求。

“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.

南加州愛迪生公司副總裁Paul De Martini表示：“這一舉措結合了ZigBee 智能能源標準的實力以及互聯(lián)網(wǎng)標準的普遍存在性，對每個人來說都是雙贏的，而且表明目前正在進行的智能電表部署將為包括互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接性在內(nèi)的不斷升級，提供一種無縫的方式。ZigBee 智能能源解決方案正在我們智能電網(wǎng)啟動項目中發(fā)揮著重要作用，將為我們的客戶提供更多選擇，促進長期可持性。”南加州愛迪生公司是愛迪生國際旗下子公司，是加州最大的電力公用事業(yè)公司，通過480萬個客戶賬號為1,300多萬人提供服務。

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.

該聯(lián)盟提供領先的低功耗無線網(wǎng)絡標準，這些標準是開放式的，可擴展且易于升級。它將鞏固現(xiàn)有智能電表的智能電網(wǎng)部署以及采用ZigBee 智能能源規(guī)范的家庭局域網(wǎng)所取得的成功。這一舉措將極大幫助智能電網(wǎng)應用，包括家庭局域網(wǎng)設備、充電電動汽車、分布式發(fā)電與存儲應用的全球標準化努力。

“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聯(lián)盟主席Bob Heile表示：“這就是我們的成員一直在追求的目標——將ZigBee無線標準已建立的、受到認可的、以及成熟的能力與原生IP能力以及IETF的支持相結合起來。我們的成員期待著與IETF 合作推動無線傳感器網(wǎng)絡的發(fā)展。ZigBee 聯(lián)盟將繼續(xù)尋找渠道合作和支持開放標準，作為我們?nèi)蝾I先的低功耗無線網(wǎng)絡解決方案持續(xù)發(fā)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 智能能源是當今市場上唯一標準化的家庭局域網(wǎng)解決方案，滿足了全球各大領先公用事業(yè)單位和能源服務供應商的苛刻需求。北美地區(qū)正在部署約3000萬個采用ZigBee技術的智能電表。

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是將明顯不同的設備連接到一起工作并提高日常生活的全球無線語言。 ZigBee聯(lián)盟是一個非營利性協(xié)會，擁有300多個會員公司促使著開發(fā)ZigBee無線技術。該聯(lián)盟致力于促進在全球的消費電子、能源、住宅、商業(yè)和工業(yè)領域廣泛采用ZigBee作為領先的無線網(wǎng)絡、傳感和控制標準。