Reliable communications link for commercial & industrial buildings

The first technology of its kind in the industry, Hybrid Mesh is the mixed-medium operation and algorithm between wireless and PLC that supports multiple hops for range extension, bridging and self-healing. To date, standard methods of mesh networking have been wireless only, or single medium, presenting a challenge when concrete walls degrade wireless signals and inhibit communication throughout the building. Greenvity’s Hybrid Mesh is uniquely advantageous for commercial building automation, smart lighting, security, safety and industrial IoT applications that require reliable and always-connected links between the gateway and nodes, as well as long range and the ability to go through walls and obstacles.

Combining the best of both wireless and PLC, Greenvity modules with Hybrid Mesh networking rely on an algorithm to make dynamic decisions on whether powerline or wireless is the better medium in the current environment. Each node repeats the same data to the next node, selecting PLC when wireless strength is weak, and choosing wireless when the PLC signal is degraded due to circuit breakers or noise.

“Lighting and security applications require a higher level of link reliability than other IoT products and the communication between these devices needs to be virtually always-connected,” said Hung Nguyen, CEO, Greenvity. “Greenvity is bringing innovation to the market with our products based on Hybrid Mesh technology, which is the most practical, cost-effective communication method to ensure a highly reliable link between IoT devices for commercial and industrial buildings.”