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| | Data rate | Range | Network topology | Operating frequency | Complexity | Power consumption | Security | Other information | Typical applications |
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| ZiBee | 20, 40, and 250 kb/s | 10–100 m | Ad hoc, peer-to-peer, star, or mesh | 868 MHz (Europe)
900–928 MHz (NA), 2.4 GHz (worldwide) | Low | Very low | 128-AES plus application layer security | Devices can join an existing network in under 30 ms | Industrial control and monitoring, sensor networks, building automation, home control and automation, toys, and games |
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| Wi-Fi | 11 and 54 Mb/s | 50–100 m | Point-to-hub | 2.4 and 5 GHz | High | High | | Device connection requires 3–5 s | Wireless local area network (LAN) connectivity, broadband Internet access |
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| Bluetooth | 1 Mb/s | 10 m | Ad hoc, very small networks | 2.4 GHz | High | Medium | 64- and 128-b encryption | Device connection requires up to 10 s | Wireless connectivity between devices, such as phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, and headsets |
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| BLE | 1 Mb/s | >100 m | Ad hoc, very small networks | 2.4 GHz | High | Low | 128-bit AES with counter Mode CBC-MAC | 6 ms latency from a non-connected state | Mobile phones, gaming, watches, healthcare, and home electronics |
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| UWB | 100–500 Mb/s | <10 m | Point-to-point | 3.1–10.6 GHz | Medium | Low | | | Streaming video, home entertainment applications |
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| Wireless USB | 62.5 kb/s | 10 m | Point-to-point | 2.4 GHz | Low | Low | | | Peripheral PC connections |
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| IR Wire-less | 20–40 kb/s
115 kb/s
4 and 16 Mb/s | <10 m
(line of sight) | Point-to-point | 800–900 nm | Low | Low | | | Remote controls, PCs, PDAs, phones, and laptop links |
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