Silicon Labs supports a software upgrade path to Thread for today’s 802.15.4 and Zigbee devices and a software and hardware development platform for multi-node development, monitoring, debugging and system performance analysis. Thread addresses the growing market need for a secure, IP-based mesh networking solution and provides support for sleepy nodes, allowing years of operation from a single battery.
Mesh, Thread & the future of networking
Thread is a low-power, secure and scalable IP-based wireless mesh networking protocol based on proven standards. Built on IPv6 technology with 6LoWPAN as a foundation, it provides a self-healing mesh networking solution for over 250 nodes.