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Executive Summary
and one-way communications. With the growth of today’s increasingly sophisticated consumer
limiting innovation.
Replacing decades-old IR technology with ZigBee RF4CE radio frequency technology will improve the
consumer experience and enable robust products with innovative new features. Devices using the
the remote control that a command was executed, no longer making the consumer repeatedly hit
buttons to execute a command. This two-way communication provides the consumer electronics
industry with a new platform and standard designed to accommodate growth beyond traditional
device control. Ultimately, these smart new capabilities will spur innovation and integration with
other automation devices using ZigBee technology.
Consumer electronics based on ZigBee RF4CE will be part of a growing ZigBee presence in homes.
ZigBee has already emerged as the pr
eferred solution in several major markets: energy, home
automation, lighting and health care. The ZigBee Smart Energy
TM
, ZigBee Home Automation
TM
and ZigBee Health Care
TM
standards address each of those verticals and are focused on improving
consumers’ lives by enhancing comfort and convenience, helping them save time and money,
improve energy eciency and live independent longer.
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