Heavy Networking 625: Home IoT Networking At Scale

Our Heavy Networking topic of the day is home IoT at scale. We’re going to get into the weeds with two network engineers who’ve gone way beyond lighting and a few smart plugs in their home automation setup. Our guests are Chris Young and Christian Scholz. We discuss: * The number of home IoT devices our guests have and what they do * Protocols involved, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and others * Our guests’ wired and wireless networks * Security and segmentation * The state of default security settings * The pros and cons of building your own IoT control network vs. purchasing an off-the-shelf system * More Sponsor: CBT Nuggets CBT Nuggets is IT training for IT professionals and anyone looking to build IT skills. You can sign up for a free CBT Nuggets trial. There’s no credit card required to sign up and you’ll have access to the entire training library. Visit cbtnuggets.com/heavynetworking. Sponsor: IP Fabric IP Fabric recently sponsored an EMA research report discussing “The Future of DC Network Automation” which revealed more than half of organizations that use manual data gathering processes feel it undermines their automation efforts. That’s where IP Fabric comes in. IP Fabric puts the right data in the hands of the people who need it. Download the full report now, for free, at ipfabric.io/packetpushers. Show Links: Home Assistant – Open source home automation. Christian Scholz on LinkedIn @chsjuniper – Christian Scholz on Twitter JNCIE.eu – Christian Scholz’s blog Chris Young on LinkedIn @netmanchris – Chris Young on Twitter @Homekitgeek – Also Chris Young on Twitter KontrolIssues.net – Chris Young’s blog Deep Dive Into Thread With Jonathan Hui – Modem Podcast