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  • You really want Thread over Matter

    Do you mean over WiFi? Matter and Thread don’t have overlapping functionality. In the OSI model, Matter is like layers 6-7, Thread covers 3-5, and 802.15.4 is 1-2 (MACPHY).

    Matter also works over Ethernet and WiFi.

    ZigBee is like 3-7 also using 802.15.4.

    Z-Wave is also like 3-7 with some sub-GHz MACPHY.

    For Matter, low power devices and sleepy devices should use Thread to optimally conserve battery.

    Ethernet > WiFi unless wireless is needed for other use cases like cameras, media boxes, dedicated power, etc.

    Bluetooth (low energy) last I checked is only supported for commissioning a device. It does use the Matter protocol, and I’ve blinked some lights on test hardware over BLE, but it wasn’t officially supported.