To emphasize the greater range of 'JupiterMesh', the ZigBee Alliance refers to its new wireless technology as a 'Neighborhood Area Network' (NAN). It is based on standards from the IETF Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) for IPv6, frequency hopping, multi-band operation, authentication, encryption and key management. This should ensure interoperability between 'JupiterMesh' products from different manufacturers in industrial applications. The technical profile of 'JupiterMesh' covers layers 1 to 4. In detail:

• IEEE802.15.4e and IEEE 8092.15.4g for bit transmission (layer 1) and security (layer 2) with CSMA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access) and TSCH (Time Slotted Channel Hopping).
• IETF network and switching protocols: IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks), UDP (User Datagram Protocol), TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), RPL (Routing Protocol for Low power and Lossy Networks), CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol) and others with multicast properties for Internet-style M2M communication over meshed networks.
• IETF security protocols: PANA (Protocol for Carrying Authentication for Network Access), EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol- Transport Layer Security) and HIP-DEX (Host Identity Protocol-Diet EXchange) for authentication and access control, key management and message encryption (AES-128-CCM - Advanced Encryption Standard with 128 bit and Counter with CBC-MAC).
• Supports several modulation methods such as FSK (Frequency Shift Keying ), O-QPSK (Offset-Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying) and OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) in the SDK/ISM bands in the range below 1 GHz and 2.4 GHz.

The ZigBee Alliance also offers support for the new wireless standard with regard to validation, compliance and interoperability tests as well as the exchange of information and experience - and the 'JupiterMesh' brand for advertising purposes. Information on this is bundled on the ZigBee Alliance website .

Tailor-made for the industry

With 'JupiterMesh', the ZigBee Alliance is responding to the industry's demand for wireless methods that require little energy and enable battery operation over many years, but also offer higher data rates and lower latency than previous wireless standards and also meet the security and reliability requirements for use in critical infrastructures. The sectors addressed include utility companies in the energy and water sector (smart grid, smart cities).