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- See also changes related to IEEE 802.15.4, or pages that link to IEEE 802.15.4 or to this page or whose text contains "IEEE 802.15.4".
Internet of Things: (IoT) Internet-connected devices—“things”—that contain embedded sensors and software and connect to other systems or devices via wifi or low-powered wireless radio. [e]
Smart home: Refers to home automation devices that have internet access such as voice recognition (smart speakers), lighting, keyless door entry, security cameras, sensors (for temperature, motion, water, etc.), on/off switches, thermostats, streaming devices, smoke detectors, robotic vacuum cleaners, etc; home automation is a broader category that includes any device that can be monitored or controlled via wireless radio signals, not just those having internet access. [e]- Matter (standard): An emerging standard for communications among smart home, or IoT, devices that promises to make smart devices work with each other regardless of which company manufactures them, that smart home devices will continue to be usable on your home network even when no connection to the internet is available, and that communications with smart home devices are secure. [e]
- Thread (network protocol): an emerging standard for a mesh network protocol developed by a consortium of competing smart home companies, using IP version 6 over an IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network (on the 2.4 GHz spectrum) designed for low-power, fast, reliable messaging among IoT devices. [e]
