!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is an [IPv6]-based, [Low-Power Wide Area Network] [Mesh Network] technology for [Internet of Things] ([IoT]) products.


[{$pagename}] uses [6LoWPAN], which, in turn, uses the [IEEE 802.15.4] [wireless] [protocol] with [Mesh Network] [communication], as does [Zigbee] and other systems. [{$pagename}] is different in that it is IP-addressable, with [cloud] access and [AES] [encryption]. A [BSD]-licensed [Open Source] [implementation] of [{$pagename}], called "[OpenThread]", has been released by [Google]

[{$pagename}] (or really [6LoWPAN]) is based on the use of a connecting [router], called an edge [router]. [{$pagename}] calls their edge routers Border [Routers]. Unlike other proprietary networks, [6LoWPAN], like any network with edge routers, does not maintain any [Application Layer] [state], because such networks forward [datagrams] at the [Network Layer]. This means that [6LoWPAN] remains unaware of [Application Layer] [protocols] and changes. This lowers the processing [power] burden on edge [routers]. It also means that Thread does not need to maintain an [Application Layer]. [{$pagename}] states that multiple [Application Layers] can be supported, as long as they are low-bandwidth and are able to operate over IPv6

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