With Nest Weave, Nest Labs seeks to establish a de facto connected-home standard<article>
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<p>Okay, Nest Weave isn’t exactly new. It’s the protocol that the Nest Learning Thermostat, Nestcam home-security camera, and Nest Protect smoke-detector use to communicate with each other. That’s what enables a Nest Cam to record video if the Nest Protect detects smoke in the home, and the Nest Thermostat to shut down your ventilation system in the same circumstance. Now that it’s part of the Works with Nest program, third-party developers and manufacturers can incorporate the protocol into
their products, so they can exchange messages, too—with each other and with Nest products.</p><p><strong>Why this matters</strong>: Most connected-home systems rely on a central control panel to coordinate everything. In order for your lights to come on when you open a door, for example, the door sensor (or a smart door lock) sends a message to the control panel, and the control panel then sends a message to your smart light. A smart door lock (or sensor) that speaks Nest Weave will send a message directly to a smart light that speaks Nest Weave. No control panel is needed, and the latency between the door opening and the light coming on is greatly reduced (Nest claims end-to-end latencies of less than 100 milliseconds, even on a large network).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2988285/connected-home/with-nest-weave-nest-labs-seeks-to-establish-a-de-facto-connected-home-standard.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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With Nest Weave, Nest Labs seeks to establish a de facto connected-home standard
