Zigbee max devices

[Alex Johnson]

Is there any way in which I can use more than 200 devices in a Zigbee network?

I am trying to evaluate nRF52840 for healthcare (retirement homes, longterm living) and I can go up to 1000 devices in a network.

Of course I can split the network in multiple segments, but I need to have Zigbee pendants moving all around (which means they need to be part of the same network.

[Elfving]

Hello Alex,

I see you've already gotten some help here. Any reason particular reason why you want to use Zigbee for this?

For a network of that size, especially when you are trying to go up to 1000 devices I would rather recommend a different protocol, like for instance BLE Mesh. 

Regards,

Elfving

[Alex Johnson]

I thought Zigbee is more reliable than BLE Mesh. I need a very reliable network cause I am working in healthcare.