Tech 101 from Symmetry Electronics: What Is Thread?
About Symmetry Electronics Team
Established in 1998, Symmetry Electronics is a focused global distributor of wireless connectivity solutions, sensors, and audio-video technologies. Offering comprehensive design support and available-to-ship inventory, Symmetry is committed to helping engineers accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and offer modern solutions for their IoT designs. Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway company, TTI, Inc. in 2017, Symmetry Electronics is part of the Exponential Technology Group (XTG) – a supergroup of electronic component distributors and engineering services firms working together to advance the electronics industry. For more information, visit www.symmetryelectronics.com.
Thread is an IPv6-based, closed-documentation, royalty-free[networking protocol for IoT smart home automation devices. Thread works on a local wireless mesh network and was designed to connect and control products in the home.
Most of today’s technologies rely on a single device to communicate with products around the home. If that device fails, then the whole network goes down. Since many devices in the home need to stay connected 24/7, they end up draining battery life quickly. Today’s technologies can also be challenging to set up.
Designed to be user-friendly, support a wide variety of products for the home and be energy efficient, Thread is being used in appliances, access and climate control, energy management, lighting, safety, and security.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol)
See other Tech 101 posts from Symmetry Electronics:
Tech 101 from Symmetry Electronics: What is Zigbee?
Tech 101 from Symmetry Electronics: What is LoRa?
Tech 101 from Symmetry Electronics: What is GNSS?
Tech 101 from Symmetry Electronics: What is Cat-M1?
Tech 101 from Symmetry Electronics: What is IoT?
About Symmetry Electronics Team
Established in 1998, Symmetry Electronics is a focused global distributor of wireless connectivity solutions, sensors, and audio-video technologies. Offering comprehensive design support and available-to-ship inventory, Symmetry is committed to helping engineers accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and offer modern solutions for their IoT designs. Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway company, TTI, Inc. in 2017, Symmetry Electronics is part of the Exponential Technology Group (XTG) – a supergroup of electronic component distributors and engineering services firms working together to advance the electronics industry. For more information, visit www.symmetryelectronics.com.