Name: Thread: A Wireless IoT Networking Protocol That's Built on Open Source - Esko Dijk, IoTconsultancy.nl / Thread Group, Inc. & Saurabh Kumar, Samsung Research America
Start: 2025-08-27T11:55:00+0200
End: 2025-08-27T12:35:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
View More Details & Registration
Note: The schedule is subject to change.

The Sched app allows you to build your schedule but is not a substitute for your event registration. You must be registered for Open Source Summit Europe 2025 to participate in the sessions. If you have not registered but would like to join us, please go to the event registration page to purchase a registration.

This schedule is automatically displayed in Central European Summer Time, CEST (UTC +2). To see the schedule in your preferred timezone, please select from the drop-down menu to the right.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Timing of sessions and room locations are subject to change.

Wednesday August 27, 2025 11:55 - 12:35 CEST

Elicium 2

This talk will first introduce the audience to the Thread networking protocol: specifically designed to support Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes and smart buildings. Thread standardizes wireless IPv6 communication between low-power, low-cost IoT devices, while also supporting end-to-end IP connectivity with other devices at home or on the Internet.

After the introduction we dive into more detail on OpenThread (https://openthread.io/), an open-source implementation of the Thread standard. Different OpenThread components are highlighted, and we’ll show what role each of these components plays: it may be from development of Thread-based consumer products, or testing new features for the Thread standard, to development of SDKs that Thread radio vendors offer. One specific component to highlight is the OpenThread Border Router, an embedded Linux based IoT device that orchestrates communication between Thread devices and other IPv6/IPv4 hosts.

We hope to show the open source community that OpenThread offers interesting opportunities to venture into IoT: covering a range of developer skillsets, platforms and languages.

Speakers

Saurabh Kumar

Open Source Leader, Samsung Research America

Saurabh Kumar has worked on Smart Home technologies since 2013 as part of the Samsung SmartThings Hub Firmware team. Since 2019, he’s contributed to open standards like Matter and Thread. Currently, he leads open source efforts in the Smart Home space. He holds a Bachelor’s degree... Read More →

Esko Dijk

Connectivity architect, IoTconsultancy.nl / Thread Group, Inc.

Esko Dijk started working on the IPv6-based Internet of Things in 2010, contributing to IETF standards, while employed at Philips Research. After two years at Signify (wireless mesh networks for lighting) he started his current role in 2018: as a systems architect, specification designer... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 11:55 - 12:35 CEST
Elicium 2

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Beginner

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Saurabh Kumar

Esko Dijk

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!