{"id":1016,"date":"2005-09-15T11:12:57","date_gmt":"2005-09-15T10:12:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-12-30T20:15:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T20:15:30","slug":"zigbee-sensor-networks-wireless-congestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/news\/zigbee-sensor-networks-wireless-congestion.html","title":{"rendered":"ZigBee Sensor Networks &#8211; Wireless Congestion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/images\/news\/z_sensors.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An interesting quote from a spokesperson for ZenSys, (makers of the Z-Wave home automation system).<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sj-gblock\">\n<script language=\"javascript\">\n<!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5598479065369258\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300; \ngoogle_ad_height = 250; \ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\"; \ngoogle_ad_channel = \"7058025304\"; \ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\"; \ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\"; \ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\"; \ngoogle_color_link = \"52a79f\"; \ngoogle_color_url = \"CFFFDF\"; \ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\"; \n\/\/--> \n<\/script>\n<script language=\"javascript\"  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>&#8220;Networks that operate in the 2.4GHz band, such as that offered by Zigbee, will become congested and slow as this frequency is also used by Wi-Fi and other networks&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As interest in these wireless technologies increases for the smart home users, it looks like wireless &#8220;congestion&#8221; is going to be a major issue. \u00a0Reliable tracking of people as they move around a house would bring great benefits for any home automation system. Interesting, at this years Defcon meeting, hackers showed a passive RFID tag was able to be read from a distance of over 69 feet. Perhaps more passive devices are a better option for the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/zigbee-product-flood-defies-sceptics-3039218123\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0: \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/2008\/02\/29\/defcon-rfid-world-record\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defcon RFID Record<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want More?<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ottomate\">Follow us<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AutomatedHomeUK\" target=\"_blank\">Like us<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook, or subscribe to our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds2.feedburner.com\/automatedhome\">RSS feed<\/a>. 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