Insteon

Insteon
Developed bySmartlabs, Inc.
Introduced2005[1]
IndustryHome automation
Connector typeWi-Fi, Powerline
Compatible hardware
Websitewww.insteon.com

Insteon is a proprietary home automation (domotics) system that enables light switches, lights, leak sensors, remote controls, motion sensors, and other electrically powered devices to interoperate through power lines, radio frequency (RF) communications, or both.[2][3] It employs a dual-mesh networking topology[4] in which all devices are peers and each device independently transmits, receives, confirm and repeats messages.[5] Like other home automation systems, it had been associated with the Internet of things.[6]

  1. ^ "First Look: Insteon's Easier Home Automation". Washington Post. September 2, 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "How to Control Your Home with your Cell Phone". Popular Mechanics. October 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "INSTEON - Trademark Details". Justia.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Refresh!: Insteon Technology". Electronic Design. Penton Media, Inc. April 5, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "What is Insteon?". Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  6. ^ "Can we talk? Internet of Things vendors face a communications 'mess'". Computer World. IDG. April 18, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2015.