Zigbee vs. Matter over Thread: Understanding IoT Protocol Performance in Practice
Summary
Empirical comparison of Zigbee and Matter over Thread for IoT deployments, using a hardware testbed to evaluate scalability, responsiveness, and fault tolerance. The study finds Zigbee has lower baseline overhead and faster route recovery in static small-scale deployments, while Matter over Thread offers better scalability and robust, predictable latency in multi-hop scenarios, illustrating distinct trade-offs between agility, efficiency, and scalability.