{"id":365400,"date":"2017-07-19T01:38:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/07\/18\/bluetooth-standard-mesh-networking\/"},"modified":"2017-07-19T01:38:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T17:38:01","slug":"bluetooth-le-standard-gains-mesh-networking-for-improved-smart-home-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/bluetooth-le-standard-gains-mesh-networking-for-improved-smart-home-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluetooth LE Standard Gains Mesh Networking for Improved Smart Home Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20170718005488\/en\/Bluetooth-SIG-Announces-Mesh-Networking-Capability\">today announced<\/a> that its Bluetooth technology has been updated with support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetooth.com\/what-is-bluetooth-technology\/how-it-works\/le-mesh\">mesh networking<\/a>, designed to create large-scale device networks by connecting multiple Bluetooth devices to one another.<\/p>\n<p>Bluetooth calls these &#8220;many-to-many&#8221; connections, which can support just a handful of devices or up to thousands. In a home setting, the mesh feature will be useful for connecting smart home devices to one another to establish a network that spans an entire house, with no areas that are out of range.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"video-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/225874947\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>Mesh networks are an improvement over single-point connections because a Bluetooth signal can be transmitted from device to device, reaching further distances. Some products, like the ZigBee-based Philips Hue line of lights, already use mesh networking techniques that are similar to what&#8217;s being implemented today.<\/p>\n<p>Bluetooth mesh also has many commercial uses, because it creates a reliable network with no single point of failure, it can scale to support thousands of nodes, it supports multi-vendor interoperability, and it offers industrial-grade security. Bluetooth SIG believes Bluetooth mesh will be essential for commercial building and factory automation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/07\/bluetoothmesh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-576280\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p>&#8220;By adding support for mesh networking, the Bluetooth member community is continuing a long history of focused innovation to help new, up-and-coming markets flourish,&#8221; said Mark Powell, executive director for Bluetooth SIG, Inc. &#8220;In the same way the connected device market experienced rapid growth after the introduction of Bluetooth Low Energy, we believe Bluetooth mesh networking can play a vital role in helping early stage markets, such as building automation and wireless sensor networks, experience more rapid growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Existing devices that support Bluetooth 4.0 or 5.0 can be updated with support for Bluetooth mesh, but implementing support requires a firmware update.<\/p>\n<p>Bluetooth mesh networking specifications and the tools that qualify Bluetooth products with networking support are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetooth.com\/what-is-bluetooth-technology\/how-it-works\/le-mesh\">available on the Bluetooth Website<\/a>. Bluetooth SIG told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2017\/7\/18\/15988362\/bluetooth-mesh-networking-standard-released-smart-home\">The Verge<\/a><\/em> that it often takes approximately six months for manufacturers to adopt new Bluetooth technology, but mesh could start rolling out sooner because it doesn&#8217;t require new hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group today announced that its Bluetooth technology has been updated with support for mesh networking, designed to create large-scale device networks by connecting multiple Bluetooth devices to one another. Bluetooth calls these &#8220;many-to-many&#8221; connections, which can support just a handful of devices or up to thousands. 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