{"id":9534,"date":"2017-07-18T16:28:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=9534"},"modified":"2017-07-20T11:33:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T10:33:04","slug":"bluetooth-supports-mesh-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/bluetooth-supports-mesh-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluetooth supports mesh networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that the global standard wireless connectivity, Bluetooth technology, is now supporting mesh networking, optimised for creating large-scale device networks and device communications.<\/p>\n<p>For devices to securely communicate with one another, it\u2019s created for building sensor networks, IoT solutions and automation.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Powell, Executive Director for Bluetooth SIG, said: \u201cBy 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bluetooth mesh will deliver:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reliability<\/strong>: Enables inherently self-healing networks with no single points of failure<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scalability<\/strong>: Supports thousands of nodes with industrial-level performance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security<\/strong>: Provides industrial-grade security for protection against all known attacks whilst working with products from different vendors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full-stack solution<\/strong>: A unique full-stack approach that defines the low-level\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 radio up to the high-level application layer, ensuring all aspects of the technology are fully specified<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interop-centric specification<\/strong>: Comprehensive, multi-vender interoperability testing is conducted during the specification development process, not after specification release<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time-tested tools and processes<\/strong>: A 20-year history of delivering the qualification tools and processes needed to ensure global, multi-vendor interoperability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Szymon Slupik, President and CTO of Silvair and Chairman of the mesh working group within the Bluetooth SIG, said: \u201cWithin the building automation market, there is a growing focus on connected lighting and the role it can play as a platform for providing automation services throughout a facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA smart lighting platform built on top of Bluetooth mesh networking can also support asset tracking, point of interest, and way-finding services. These value-added capabilities are part of why we believe Bluetooth is an ideal technology for enabling a mesh network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Written by Leah Alger<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\">Read more from DevOps Online<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevOpsOnline\">Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that the global standard wireless connectivity, Bluetooth technology, is now supporting mesh networking, optimised for creating large-scale device networks and device communications. For devices to securely communicate with one another, it\u2019s created for building sensor networks, IoT solutions and automation. 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