Ecosystem company ZigBee® Alliance, has announced it is developing ZigBee Light Link™, a new open standard designed for LED lighting control, to help manufacturers develop a variety of lighting and control products for the home.

According to the company, ZigBee Light Link™ will be as easy to use as a common dimmer switch. Light bulbs, LED fixtures, sensors, timers, remotes and switches built using it will not require special devices to coordinate in a home's network. Consumers will be able to easily install and add extra devices to their home lighting network.

Like all devices in the ZigBee portfolio, ZigBee Light Link devices can be controlled over the Internet through connected computers, tablets and smart phones. Development of this standard is being steered by industry-leading lighting experts such as GE, Greenwave Reality, OSRAM Sylvania and Philips.

Products built using ZigBee Light Link can earn the ZigBee Certified product seal. When completed, this open standard will be one of the industry's first standardized wireless networking solution for interoperable lighting applications between different manufacturers.