Smart Home Communication Protocols
Smart Home Communication Protocols is a structured technology dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Protocol, Frequency Band, Range (meters). The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 7 columns
- Source
- Not provided
- Data updated
- Apr 10, 2026
Included fields: Protocol, Frequency Band, Range (meters), Mesh Networking, Power Usage, and 2 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Mesh Networking groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
- Power Usage groups
- 7 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Protocol, Frequency Band, and Range (meters) across technology entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Protocol↕ | Frequency Band↕ | Range (meters)↕ | Mesh Networking↕ | Power Usage↕ | Hub Required↕ | Notable Devices↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matter | Wi-Fi / Thread / Ethernet | Varies by transport | Yes (via Thread) | Varies by transport | No (uses existing routers/Thread border routers) | Apple HomePod Mini, Eve devices, Nanoleaf |
Zigbee | 2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.15.4) | 10-30 (up to 100 with mesh) | Yes | Very low | Yes (Hue Bridge, SmartThings, Zigbee2MQTT) | Philips Hue, IKEA DIRIGERA, Aqara sensors |
Z-Wave | 800-900 MHz (sub-GHz) | 30-100 (up to 200 with mesh) | Yes | Very low | Yes (SmartThings, Hubitat, Aeotec) | Aeotec smart switches, Fibaro sensors, Zooz |
Thread | 2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.15.4) | 10-30 (mesh extends) | Yes (IPv6 native) | Very low | Border router needed (HomePod Mini, Nest Hub) | Eve Motion, Nanoleaf Essentials, Apple Home |
Wi-Fi (802.11) | 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz | 30-50 indoor | No (but mesh routers exist) | High | No (uses existing router) | TP-Link Kasa, Wyze cameras, Sonos speakers |
Bluetooth LE (BLE) | 2.4 GHz | 10-30 | Yes (Bluetooth Mesh) | Low | Usually phone acts as hub | SwitchBot, Tile trackers, August locks |
433 MHz RF | 433 MHz | 50-200 | No | Very low | RF bridge needed | Sonoff RF Bridge, cheap door sensors, weather stations |
Insteon | 904 MHz + powerline | 45 (RF) + powerline | Yes (dual-mesh RF + powerline) | Low | Yes (Insteon Hub) | Insteon dimmers, keypads (company revived 2023) |
KNX | Twisted pair / IP / RF | Up to 1000m (wired) | No (bus topology) | Very low | KNX programming interface | ABB, Schneider, MDT switches, European standard |
DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) | Dedicated wired bus | 300m (wired) | No (bus topology) | N/A (wired) | DALI controller | Commercial LED drivers, Tridonic, Osram |
EnOcean | 868 MHz (EU) / 902 MHz (US) | 30-300 | No | Zero (energy harvesting) | EnOcean gateway | Self-powered light switches, solar sensors |
LoRa / LoRaWAN | 868 / 915 MHz (sub-GHz) | 2,000-15,000 (outdoor) | Star topology (via gateways) | Very low | LoRa gateway | Dragino sensors, Milesight, agricultural IoT |
Infrared (IR) | Infrared light | 5-10 (line of sight) | No | Very low | IR blaster hub | Broadlink RM4, SwitchBot Hub Mini, AC remotes |
Lutron Clear Connect | 434 MHz (proprietary) | 9-18 | No (but repeaters available) | Low | Yes (Lutron Caseta bridge) | Caseta dimmers, Pico remotes, RadioRA 3 |
Tuya / Smart Life (Cloud) | Wi-Fi / Zigbee / BLE | Varies | Varies | Varies | Optional (Tuya Zigbee gateway) | Thousands of white-label devices, budget IoT products |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Smart Home Communication Protocols organized?
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This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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