How much do you know about the network requirements for smart homes?

In recent years, smart homes have gradually entered our daily lives. With the widespread application of smart homes, consumers have also experienced

2022-01-10

How much do you know about the network requirements for smart homes?

Smart home technology in recent years

has gradually entered our daily lives,

With the widespread application of smart homes,

consumers have also experienced

the comfort and convenience brought by technological development.

The realization of smart homes

relies on the support of internet technology,

and has certain requirements for the home network

of consumers.

01

Smart homes require full-house Wi-Fi coverage

Some consumers may wonder why smart homes must have full-house Wi-Fi coverage. Isn't one router enough for my small home?

In fact, the effective coverage diameter of an ordinary home router is about 10-20 meters. If the home area is more than 30 square meters, a single Wi-Fi router cannot connect all smart home devices in the house, thus failing to form a smart home ecosystem.

02

Solutions for full-house Wi-Fi coverage

Current mainstream methods for building full-house Wi-Fi coverage for smart homes include: FTTR, AC+AP, and Mesh.

03

For a smart home, network coverage alone is insufficient;

speed is also crucial.

Some consumers may think that since full-house Wi-Fi coverage has been achieved, a slightly slower network speed is acceptable to save money. This idea is completely wrong; to achieve a truly smart home, sufficient Wi-Fi speed is essential! Reference: Smart Home Network Speed Recommendations from the Smart Community Branch of the China Smart Standards Committee:

1

1. For users who like to watch TV series, movies, or live broadcasts, the minimum network download speed is recommended to be 25-50 m/s during viewing (contact your operator for Wi-Fi speed options).

2

For users who like to play online multiplayer games, the minimum network download speed is recommended to be 10-50 m/s.

3

If only considering the normal use of basic home devices such as smart lights and security cameras, the minimum network download speed is recommended to be 10-50 m/s.

In summary,

When all devices in the house use the network simultaneously,

the network download speed requirement

can reach 45-100 m/s,

with higher network speed requirements,

and an increasing demand for Gigabit networks.