OpenThread, an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol

Post by signa11 » Thu, May 12, 2016, 1:40 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #5

rektide wrote: post #3

There does not seem to be any intent to make the Thread protocol itself public. Interesting situation, where the codebase is open but what it's supposed to do is still proprietary.

I imagine that's both for licensing purposes as well as for standardization purposes? I mean if every company starts making its own version of the Thread protocol that's slightly incompatible with everything else, that kind of defeats the whole point.

Post by hchenji » Fri, May 13, 2016, 12:17 AM UTC

workerthread wrote: post #9

hchenji wrote: post #8

Any idea why they chose DV based routing? Looks like they have ignored about 20 years of Wireless Sensor Networks/cyber-physical systems research.

DV is well-understood and proven in the field. I am not so sure about the newer WSN routing research (Directed Diffusion, LEACH etc.). Also many of the WSN protocols assume a high density of nodes (e.g. a production plant covered in sensors). A Thread-type network can be quite sparse.