WiFi HaLow For IP Cameras Examined
Using WiFi for IP cameras is widely viewed negatively due to limited transmission range and problems working through walls. However, the WiFi Alliance has standardized "HaLow" aiming to solve those problems.
In this report, based on our research and feedback from Wi-Fi Alliance and Newracom (a US company developing HaLow chips), we examine what Wi-Fi HaLow is, how it differs from existing Wi-Fi generations, the adoption of Wi-Fi HaLow, how Matter standard will affect HaLow, etc.
Executive *******
**** ***** ***** ** ******* *********** practical ****** (******* ******** ** *** device *** ****** ****) *** ** to **** * ****** ** ******** a ********* ****** *** ** *******.
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*******, ********* ******** ** *** ******** development **** * ******** ******* *** the ******** ** *** ********, **** the **** ******** ******* **** **** in **** ***** **** *** * "growth ********** ***** **** ******* ****** thereafter".
Background
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*** ************* ******** *** ***** ********* in **** ******-** ******** ********* * **-** ***** designation*** ******** ************* **** ***.**** **********. HaLow *** ********** ** "****** * variety ** *** *****-********* *** ***** in *** ***** ****, ********* ***, and ******* **********, ** **** ** industrial, ******, ***********, *** ***** **** environments", ** *** ************ ********.
What ** **-** *****
***** ** ** ** *** **-**-***** communication ******** ********* ** ***-**** *********** and ****** ***** ***** *** ******** for *******-*********** ******* *** ******* ********* extended *****.
***** ****** **** ************ **** ************ Wi-Fi (** ******** ***************), ***** *** some *********** *********** ******* *** ********* that **** ** * ****** ********* range *** ***** ********* ***** *********** with *****, ********* ********* ********* ****** and ******** ******, ******-****** *********, ********* modulations, ***., ** ***** ********** ***** summarizes *****:
Longer *****
**** ***** ****** * *** ******** in ***** **** ************ ****. ***** frequencies *** ******** ******* ****** *** factors **** ******** ***** ** **** a ******* ***** **** ************ **-**, with "******** ***** ****** ** ****** one ********* [~*.** ***** ** *,*****]", as**-** ******** *********, ******** ** ** **** **** 300ft **** ************ **-**.
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Better ***** **********
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Lower ***** *****
***** ************ **-** *** ******* ****** of ******** ** ********, *****, ** practice, **** ****** ** ** *** low **** ** ********.
*****'* ***** ** ******** ******** ** Wi-Fi **** *** ******* ***** **.*****, using *** ******* ******* ***** ** 16 ***, *** *****-** ******** *****, ******* *****:
*******, ** ********, *** ******* ********** of *** ***** **** ** ***** than ****, *** *******, ******** ***** ****** ******* * ******* ********* ** **.***** (single ******) ** **** ******* *****, and *********** ******* ******* * ******* ********* ** ****** at **** ******* *****.
*** *** **-** ***** *** ***** for **** ********* ***** ****** ********* on *** ******* ***** *** *** index:
***** **.***** ** ************* ***** **** conventional **-** (***** ******** ******** ** megabits ***), **** ** ****** *** the ******** ** ************ **** *****, such ** *******, *****, ***.
Limited ******** ***, ******** *********** *** *** ******
******* ***** ************ ** **** ******* compared ** ******** ************* *********, *** launching *** ************* ******* ****** *.* years ***, ** *** ***** ****** limited ******** (**** **** ** ********* products ** *** **-** ******** *******, less **** * ********* ** *****-******* cameras, ***.). *******, ******** ********* **** IPVM **** **** ****** ***** ******** to **** **** ****.
***** *** **** "** * **** linear ****** ** **** ****** ****** the ************ / ******** *****", ** Wi-Fi ******** **** ****, *** *** organization ******* **** ***** *** ******** supply ***** ******* *** ******* ** see * ****** ** ********:
**-** ******** ******* **** **-** ********* HaLowhas ******** *** ********-******* ****** ***** ******* and is now poised to be positioned well with analyst-wide expected growth in both Home IoT and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT). [emphasis added]
**-** ***** *** **** **a **** ****** ****** ** **** ****** during the introduction/pandemic years. We expect later in 2023, Wi-Fi ***** **** * ****** ********** ***** **** ******* ****** ********** [emphasis added]
** ****** ** *** *** ******** of **-** ***** **** **** **** as ** **** ******** *** ******** for *** ********** ****** *** *****
********, * ** ******** ** *****-******* chips, **** **** **** ** **** has * "******** *******" *** ***** adoption *** **** *** "************ *** growing" *** ********* **** ** ***** be * "***** ********" ** *** service *********:
The ********** ** **** *** *** *** ************ *** *******. Every day we see new applications and we talk to customers that see HaLow as their “secret weapon” to differentiate their products from their competitors and add capabilities to their products that were previously not achievable. [emhpasis added]
We **** * **** ******** ******* ** *** ******** ** *** ********, *** ** *** ** * ***** ******** ** *** ******* *********. Easily implementation, long-range, high-speed LPWAN, and lack of contention with the 2.4 GHz technologies are driving adoption. [******** *****]
******** ********** **** *** ******** ** quite ********* *** ** *** ******* development ** ***** ******** ****** ****** doors **** "******* ** *** **** of ********* ***** ********":
There ** * *** ** ******* *********** *** ****** ****-***-*** ******* ***** *****, ***** ******* ** *** **** ** ********* ***** ********. Our partners are not always eager to share that they have adopted or are in the process of adopting Wi-Fi HaLow. Over-the-top services and IoT deployments that sit on top of a 3******* ******* *** *** **** ******* Wi-Fi ***** *****.. [******** *****]
*******, *** ******* ***** **** ***** are ***** ************* **** "**,***" *****-******* devices. *** ******* *** *** ********* on *** ***** ** ******* **** in **** **********.
Japan ** **** *****'* ********
***** ***, ********* ******** ** ********, **** IPVM **** ** ******* ***** ** lead *** *** ** *** ****** adoption ** *****, ** ** ****** the ******* **** ************ ************* ********* face **** ***** *** ******** ********* in *****:
********, ***** ** * ******* ** moving ******* **** ***** ** * rapid **** ***** *** ******** ** the *** *** ********. ***** *** formed *** **** (***.**** ********* *******) to ********** ******** ** *** ********. The ***** *** ******** ************ ** buildings ** ***** ******* * ********* to *********** ******** ************ **** ***** substantially ******** ****. * ****** ***** to ******** **** *** *** *** HaLow ********.
*********, **-** ******** **** ********* ***** as *** ** *** ***** ******** of *** ********:
We ****** ******** ***** ** *** ******** *** *****. As other communities see the benefits, for example the compelling range and low power that can be achieved for cameras and sensors, adoption will spread worldwide [emphasis added]
*****-******* ********
**-** ******** ************ **** * *****-******* *******, **** *** * ***** ***** or *******, ** ***** *****:
*** *****-******* ***-***** *******, **** *** able ** **** ***** ********* ******** cameras (***** **** ** ********* ******* below), *** *** *******,**********(** ******* ******** *******), **** ****** various ******* (********* ***********/********/********, ***, *********** effectiveness, ***.).
**** *** *** **** *** *****-******* door **** *********.
******** *** ****** ** ***-***** ******* is *******, ***** ** * ******* variety ** ************* ** *****-******* ******* and ****** ******. *******, *** ****** of *****-******* *******/** ** *** **** reaching ******** ****, ******** *** **** adoption, ** *** ***** ** *** both * ********** ***-***** ****** *** a ******/**.
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******* ******** ******* *** ******* *** adoption ** *** ******** ** ***** home *** ******** *******, ******** ******:
** *** ***** **** *** ******** space, ***** ** ********** ** ******* value ** ******** *********** *** ****-**-***** indoor ***** ** **** ** ********* the ******* ****** *** **** ** home ** ***** ******* ****.Applications **** *** ****** ***** ******** ** ***** **** *** ******** *** *** ** ******* ******** ******* with HaLow cameras commercially available from companies such as Zosi and Tuya. This first set of devices leverage HaLows long range and material penetration.
**-** ******** **** ********* ******* ** be "******* ********** ********* ***-***** ********", as **** **** ****:
** ****** **-** ***** ************* ** gain ********** ******** **** ****, *** the ******* ************ ********* ***-***** ******** are ********* ** ** ********** *******, cameras ******** **** *******, ********* *** bridges *** ***** *********.
***** ***** ******* **** ********* ** the **-** ******** ** ********* ***-***** devices ** ******** *** ***** *****, **** ******* **** ********* **** other ******* (**** ** ***** *** sensors) *** *** ** ****** ** implement. ******** ********* **** ***** ******* of ******* ***** ** ****** ** signal *********** ******** **** *** ** solved **** *****:
**’* ****** * ****** ************ ******* with * ****** ******** ******* *** home **** ******** *.* *** **-** driving *** ****** ******. **** **** lock ** ******** ***** ** *** 2.4 *** **-** *****.
***** *** **** * *** ********* that ********* ******* *****-******* *******, *************,******* **********, ************. ***** *** *** ******-***** *********, with * *** ** * ****** less **** ** ********* ** ******** - ************** * *********** ********* ** *********.******* **** *** **** * ******** profile.
**** *** *** **** *** ***** camera ********* **** ******* **-** *****. The **** **** ******* ******** ******* leading *** ******** ** **-** ***** and *** ********* ********* ***** ******* are ****** ***** **** *** ******* well ** *** ******* ***** ** adoption.
*******, ***** ** **** ******* *********** to ***** **** *****-******* *******, ** in ******* ****,***** *****, ** *********-***** ***** **** ********,********* * *************** *********** ******************* ************* "******* **-** ********* *****™ ** cameras ** ******".
Door ***** *** ******* ** *** "**** ****", ******** *********
************, *** ******* **** ******* ********* less ********* (***** ********, *******, ***.), HaLow ** *** ** ******** *******, as *** ***** *****, *******, ******** envisions **** **** ***** *** ******* will **** ** *** "**** **** of ********", ** **** ****:
** [********] ******** *** **** **** of ******** ***** ******* **** ******** HaLow’s *** ***** *********** ** ****** long ******* ******* ******* ******* **** as ***** ***** *** *******.
Off-The-Shelf ******* **** ***** ***
***** ***** *** * *** ****** HaLow-enabled ******* ** *** ******, ************ off-the-shelf ******* *** ******** ***** *** a *****-******* ****** *****.
**** *** ************ ** ******** ** their*.**** ** ***** ****** ****. *******-*********** ***** (****** ** ~$***) *****-************* ****** (********** ** ~$***) **** **** *** **** ****, and *** ***** ** ***** *****:
* ******* ***** *** **** *** the ***** **** ** * ********* camera (***** *** *********):
HaLow ******* **. ********/***** *******
**** **** *****-******* ******* ********** ** (at ***** ***** ********** **** ***** power), ***** ******* *** ** ** alternative ** ********/***** *******.
****** *************, ***** ******* ***** ** power *** ****** *** ******** *** data ** ********* *** *****-*********, ****** other *********, **** ** ********/***** *******. However, *** ********* ********* ** ***** cameras ** **** *** ** *** need ** *** *** ******** *******, which *** **** * ***** ****** a **** ********* ***********.
** *** ***** ****, ******** ******* offer * ******* *****, ** ***** cameras ****** **** ****** *.** ***** (per ***** **************).
** ** *** ***** ** **** whether ***** ******* **** ********* *** Cellular/Solar *******, ** *** ******** ** very ******* *** *** *********** ** unclear, *******, **** ** ************ *********** of ******** ******* ***** ***** ** an *********** ** **** * ****** share.
******, **** ***-***-***** ******* **** ***** AP *** ** * **********, ******** one ******* *** *** ** ***** both *** ** *** *** ****** with * ***** ***** *** **** it **** *** ***** ** ******* and *** **.
*** **** ********** ** ********/***** ******* see:
- **/***** ******* ****** ******** - ****, Hikvision, *********, *** ******
- *** ****** ****** *** ******** / Solar / ***** ******* ********
- ****** ********** *** *********** ******** ********
- ********* ****** ***** ************ *******
Matter ******** *** *****
******, * ******** ******** *** ****** hyped ************* ******** *** ***** *****, is ********* *** ** **-** *** it ** ******** ** ********* ****** over *****, ** ******** **** ****:
** [********] *** ********* ******* *** CSA [*** **** ******** ********** *** promoting ******].Implementing ***[*]** **** ***** ** ******** *** ***** **** **-** ***** ***** ** * ***-*** ************** ** **-**.
* ** *** ****** ****** ** hinder *** *** ** *****, ** Matter **** ** *** ** *** hardware ** ** **** ******** *** devices ** ********* ************* ** **** to **** ***** ***** ***** ******** agnostic.A ***** ***-****** ************ ***** ****** ****** ********* ** ******* ***** ******.
**** ** * ********* ******** *** HaLow *** ******, *******, **** ************* protocols/standards *** ** ***** ******* ******, so *** ****** **** **** **** have ** **** ***** ******* ** be ****.
*** **** ********** ** ****** **** ******** ** ****** ******** ******** Examined.
*** ***** ** **** *** ********** who *** **** **** ********** *** just ******* ** *** ******** *** letting ** ***.
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