Glossary term
Thread
protocoleIntermediate
Also known as
Thread GroupIEEE 802.15.4 Thread
Definition
IPv6 mesh network protocol based on IEEE 802.15.4, specified by the Thread Group. No single point of failure (self-healing mesh), battery-powered. Preferred network layer for Matter in smart homes.
Questions using this term
- Matter (formerly CHIP, Connected Home over IP) is a residential IoT interoperability standard maintained by the CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance), letting a single device be controlled simultaneously by Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings.1. Architecture · Matter-Vision
- Commissioning a Matter device is typically done by scanning a QR code (printed on the device or its packaging) with a smartphone app such as Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa; the QR carries the Setup PIN and Discriminator needed to authenticate the pairing.2. Commissioning · QR-Code
- LoRaWAN uses a "star-of-stars" topology: each end device transmits unidirectionally toward ALL in-range gateways, the gateways forward the packet to the Network Server, which deduplicates the copies; there is no mesh between end devices.1. Architecture · Star-of-Stars-Topologie
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