Research Article

Zigbee Wireless Sensor Networks: Performance Study in an Apartment-Based Indoor Environment

Table 2

Parameters for the experiments in Section 4.1.1.

ParametersZigbeeWi-Fi

Operating channel12No Wi-Fi traffic
Transmit power, 8 dBm
Payload size64 bytes
Distance between the Zigbee transmitter and receiver = 0 m–5 m (approximately)
Traffic modeUnidirectional