Release Notes for OpenThread Stack

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Thread overview

Thread is an IPV6-based,royalty-free networking protocol for Internet of Things (Iot). This protocol is mainly used on “smart” home automation devices to communicate on a local wireless mesh network. Thread uses 6LoWPAN, which in turn uses the IEE 802.15.4 wireless protocol.

The Thread stack contains several layers as shown on the figure below:


OpenThread Stack

Update History

Main Changes

First release

OpenThread version based on commit :

  • SHA1 222acd1362af9f5b58bae9d246fe5492c38e7b14.

  • To support MTD (Minimal Thread Device), on top of above version, the following OpenThread commit has been applied: “facd343: [meshcop] support operational dataset operations for MTD”. (This commit is mandatory for the support of MTD)