802.15.4
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What is 802.15.4?
IEEE 802.15.4 is a technical standard which defines the physical layer and media access control for low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs). It is the basis for technologies like Zigbee, WirelessHART, and ISA100.11a, often used for applications requiring low power consumption, low data rates, and short-range communication, such as home automation, industrial control, and sensor networks.
What other technologies are related to 802.15.4?
802.15.4 Competitor Technologies
Zigbee
Zigbee is a competing protocol built on top of 802.15.4.
Thread
Thread is a competing networking protocol for IoT devices, often compared to Zigbee and using 802.15.4.
BLE
BLE is a competing protocol.
802.11
802.11 (Wi-Fi) competes with 802.15.4 in some IoT applications, although with different trade-offs in power consumption and range.
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Low Energy competes with 802.15.4 in the low-power wireless communication space.
NFC
NFC has some overlap for applications that require short distance, very low power communications.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a competing protocol.
WiFi
WiFi is a competing protocol.
Number of organizations that mention technology
204
802.15.4
2,145
Zigbee
561
Thread
3,381
BLE
2,063
802.11
683
Bluetooth Low Energy
1,686
NFC
6,255
Bluetooth
11,089
WiFi
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802.15.4 Complementary Technologies
Number of organizations that mention technology
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Which job functions commonly mention 802.15.4?
Firmware Engineer
0.3% of all Firmware Engineer jobs mention 802.15.4
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Embedded Engineer
0.2% of all Embedded Engineer jobs mention 802.15.4
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Hardware Engineer
29 Hardware Engineer jobs mention 802.15.4
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Engineer
576 Engineer jobs mention 802.15.4
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Software Engineer
200 Software Engineer jobs mention 802.15.4
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