1. Introduction

1.1. Disclaimer

THIS SPECIFICATION IS BEING OFFERED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, AND IN PARTICULAR, ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. ANY USE OF THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL BE MADE ENTIRELY AT THE IMPLEMENTER’S OWN RISK, AND NEITHER THE ALLIANCE, NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS OR SUBMITTERS, SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO ANY IMPLEMENTER OR THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SPECIFICATION.

1.2. Purpose

This document specifies the Application layer of the Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range protocols.

1.3. Audience and Requirements

The audience of this document is the Z-Wave Alliance members and Z-Wave developers.

1.4. Terms

This document describes mandatory and optional aspects of the required compliance of a Z-Wave product to the Z-Wave standard.

The guidelines outlined in RFC 2119 with respect to key words used to indicate requirement levels are followed. Essentially, the key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.

1.5. Terminology And Abbreviations

Terminology and abbreviations used in this document are listed in Table 1.1

Table 1.1 Terminology and Abbreviations

Term	Abbreviation	Description
Association Group Information (Command Class)	AGI	Additional information related to Association Groups
Always Listening	AL (node)	Z-Wave node that is Always Listening. Refer to [36] for details.
Always On End Node	AOEN	End nodes always powered, participating in routing.
Central Static Controller	CSC	Central Controller application Role Type.
Device Type	DT	A pre-defined set of functionalities for an application
Frequently Listening	FL (node)	Z-Wave node that is Frequently Listening. Refer to [36] for details.
Internet Protocol	IP	Internet Protocol
Least Significant Byte	LSB	Byte in the bytestream that has the lowest weight
Local Area Network	LAN	Local Area Network
Most Significant Bit	MSB	Most Significant Bit
Most Significant Byte	MSB	Byte in the bytestream that has the highest weight
Node Information Frame	NIF	Special frame indicating the capabilities of a Z-Wave node
No Operation (Command Class)	NOP	Special frame used to verify Z-Wave connectivity
Non-Listening	NL (node)	Z-Wave node that is Non-Listening. Refer to [36] for details.
Network Wide Inclusion	NWI	Inclusion method leveraging Explore NDPU to include through repeaters. Refer to [36] for details.
Personal Area Network	PAN	Personal Area Network
Portable Controller	PC	Portable Controller
Portable End Node	PEN	Portable End Node
Quick Response	QR	Format use for scannable codes
Reporting Portable Controller	RPC	Reporting Portable Controller
Reporting Sleeping End Node	RSEN	Reporting Sleeping End Node
Role Type	RT	Role Type
Security 0 Command Class	S0	Security 0 Command Class
Security 2 Command Class	S2	Security 2 Command Class
SUS NodeID Server	SIS	SUS NodeID Server
Sub Static Controller	SSC	Sub Static Controller
Static Update Controller	SUC	Static Update Controller
Transmitter	Tx	RF Transmitter
Z-Wave for IP	Z/IP	Z-Wave for IP