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> My understanding is that Zigbee works at the lower layers. Zigbee is not IP. It's a completely different network, which is why many Zigbee based solutions of
by josteink 7y ago
> My understanding is that Zigbee works at the lower layers.
Zigbee is not IP. It's a completely different network, which is why many Zigbee based solutions often require a hub/gateway (which speaks both IP and Zigbee) to enable control via smart-phone apps or stuff like that.
To be honest, I'm pretty happy about that. The less my smart-devices has to do with my local wifi/LAN, the happier I am.
Not really sure I like the direction this is heading.
- GhettoMaestro 7y agoI’ll probably end up firewalling off a zone just for this type of traffic in the future.
- josteink 7y agoBut that way they can still report back to the cloud, on top of what their actual function is. In that regard I much prefer non-IP based devices.