Thread

Based on the IPV6 protocol, Thread is principally designed for the “smart” home automation devices. The protocol is perfect for the IOT in a local wireless mesh network as a home or a small industry. Indeed, a network can support up to 250 devices. It's for this reason that we often say that it is a WSN. It’s IP-addressable and need an AES encryption. Thread promises a high level of security. Only devices that are specifically authenticated can join the network. All communications through the network are secured with a network key.

Thread uses the 6LoWPAN, which uses IEEE 802.15.4 wireless protocol. As for all the IOT protocol, it is low power consumption.

This protocol is compatible with ZigBee.