CHAPTER 11HACK ZIGBEE

ZigBee is an established yet growing wireless technology that is being adopted across multiple industries where a simple protocol stack, small form-factor, low data rate, and long battery life are required. Developed by the ZigBee Alliance, ZigBee technology has been found in industrial and home applications as an integral component in a wide range of technology, from home theater remote controls to hospital patient monitoring systems.

Few tools and little research has been published about hacking ZigBee networks, though this is likely to change as the increased deployment of ZigBee continues. In this chapter, we’ll review the functionality of the ZigBee stack, examining the reasons behind why ZigBee has a place among a ...

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