Abstract: To prolong the life of ZigBee networks is an important goal to design ZigBee routing protocol. Ant Colony Optimization-Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing(ACO-AODV) based on energy management routing protocol was proposed, which can keep the good network performance and extend the life of ZigBee networks. The simulation results show that ACO-AODV algorithm is feasible and energy-saving. This approach can maintain a low delay of the average end-to-end data packet while effectively reducing energy consumption，so the design goals of low energy consumption and low-delay are achieved.

Key words: Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), ZigBee, Ant Colony Optimization-Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing (AODV), energy management

摘要： 延长ZigBee网络的寿命是设计ZigBee路由协议的一个重要目的，通过对ZigBee网络协议的研究提出一种基于能量管理的ACO-AODV路由协议，能降低网络延时并延长ZigBee网络寿命。仿真结果表明，ACO-AODV协议的方法是可行的和节能的，可以在保持较低数据分组的平均端到端时延的同时降低能量开销，达到了低开销、低时延的设计目标。

关键词: 蚁群算法, ZigBee, 无线自主网按需平面距离矢量路由协议, 能量管理