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  Examples of ZigBee Application
  Application Method of ZigBee and Virtual Home Network Structure
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Application Method of ZigBee and Virtual Home Network Structure

ZigBee Application Service Field

Specifications by Application Service Area of ZigBee

	Home	Hall control	Security	Medical	Factory
Convenience of use	Important	Important	Important	Important	Important
Convenience of installation	Important	Preferred	Preferred	Preferred	Preferred
Communication Distance	Short	Medium	Short	Short	Short/Medium
Low Power Consumption	Important	Preferred	Preferred	Important	Preferred
Transmission Speed	Relatively Slow	Relatively Slow	Relatively Slow	Medium/High	Medium/High
Network Complexity	Relatively Simple	Relatively Simple	Relatively Simple	Medium/Complicated	Medium/Complicated
Security	Important	Important	Important	Very Important	Very Important
Network Structure	Mesh	Mesh	Mesh	Mesh	Mesh
Control Data Path	Top-down	Top-down	Top-down	Top-down	Top-down
Connection to outside network	Selective	Not necessary	Selective	Not necessary	Not necessary
Network Activity	Fixed	Dynamic	Fixed	Lot of Dynamic Data Exchange	Lot of Dynamic Data Exchange
Mobility	Selective	N/A	N/A	Necessary	Necessary

Virtual ZigBee Home Network Block Diagram(Example)