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.. _thread_protocol_interface:
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Thread protocol
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Overview
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Thread is a low-power mesh networking technology, designed specifically for home
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automation applications. It is an IPv6-based standard, which uses 6LoWPAN
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technology over IEEE 802.15.4 protocol. IP connectivity lets you easily connect
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a Thread mesh network to the internet with a Thread Border Router.
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The Thread specification provides a high level of network security. Mesh networks
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built with Thread are secure - only authenticated devices can join the network
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and all communications within the mesh are encrypted. More information about
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Thread protocol can be found at
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`Thread Group website <https://www.threadgroup.org>`_.
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Zephyr integrates an open source Thread protocol implementation called OpenThread,
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documented on the `OpenThread website <https://openthread.io/>`_.
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Internet connectivity
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A Thread Border Router is required to connect mesh network to the internet.
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An open source implementation of Thread Border Router is provided by the OpenThread
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community. See
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`OpenThread Border Router guide <https://openthread.io/guides/border-router>`_
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for instructions on how to set up a Border Router.
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Sample usage
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You can try using OpenThread with the Zephyr Echo server and Echo client samples,
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which provide out-of-the-box configuration for OpenThread. To enable OpenThread
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support in these samples, build them with ``overlay-ot.conf`` overlay config file.
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See :ref:`sockets-echo-server-sample` and :ref:`sockets-echo-client-sample` for
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details.
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