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6 Next-Gen Connectivity for Smart Living This is where the Qorvo ConcurrentConnect listening technology shifts the existing paradigm. It enables asynchronous interleaving of packets from different protocols on the hardware level so the device virtually listens to multiple protocols at the same time and no blind spots are observed during the listening phase (Figure 3). ConcurrentConnect technology is abstracted in the software development kit, providing straightforward APIs so the application developer can utilize its capabilities seamlessly in their application. This maximizes the utilization of the medium, as ConcurrentConnect technology maintains a synchronized connection while listening to asynchronous events from multiple protocols. The key differentiator here with DMP is predictability versus unpredictability. DMP support is based on the predictability of the packets being received and sent; it must know when to switch to Bluetooth® Low Energy and then back to Zigbee or Thread, for example. ConcurrentConnect technology supports unpredictability for simultaneous synchronous and asynchronous operation. ConcurrentConnect technology is based on unique hardware features in Qorvo's platform that enable packet detection and identification in the most efficient way. Once detected, the packet goes through an identification process in real time on the hardware level and then sends the packet to the appropriate protocol stack, eliminating the need for additional, non-real-time routing logic on the higher software layers (Figure 4). This technology's accompanying software development kit takes the next step in enabling combinations of the preferred protocols for applications in such a way that the application "thinks" it has its own radio. This simplifies application development and allows the developer to focus on the actual application differentiators. Figure 3: The asynchronous interleaving of packets from different protocols, such as Zigbee and Bluetooth® Low Energy, becomes possible with ConcurrentConnect support. (Source: Qorvo) Figure 4: Packet routing on Qorvo hardware is enhanced with ConcurrentConnect support, in which processing is completed on the hardware and software levels. (Source: Qorvo) As a result, this new connection paradigm opens a wide variety of use cases across the home network, including gateways, hubs, and end devices that require support capabilities for the high frequency of data transfer between multiple devices. With ConcurrentConnect technology, a gateway can seamlessly switch between all the standards and protocols present in the home network, allowing more end devices based on different standards to be connected and controlled. In addition, designers and device owners are not locked into a certain technology as they expand their home connections. What ConcurrentConnect Technology Enables With gateway support by ConcurrentConnect technology now able to understand multiple protocols simultaneously, and allowing for a mix of end devices, new use cases in the IoT are possible.