SAN RAMON, Calif. — The ZigBee Alliance and the Thread Group announced they are collaborating to enable the ZigBee Cluster Library to run over Thread networks. By working together, ZigBee and Thread can jointly provide an interoperable solution to help streamline product development and ultimately improve the consumer’s experience in the connected home.
The ZigBee Cluster Library standardizes application-level functionality for a wide variety of devices used in smart homes and other markets. Thread is a wireless networking protocol that can support multiple low-bandwidth Internet protocol (IP)-based applications to provide secure and reliable networks, simple connectivity, and reduced power usage in the home. Both organizations remain committed to their independence while cooperating to benefit their respective members.