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ZigBee is the name of a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols.
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ZigBee's current focus is to define a r o general-purpose, inexpensive, selff organizing, mesh network that can be r e used for industrial control, embedded v l sensing, medical data collection, i s smoke and. intruder warning, building e home automation , etc. automation,

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