– History:
– AllJoyn technology promoted by Qualcomm in 2011
– Qualcomm transferred source code and trademark to Linux Foundation in December 2013
– AllSeen Alliance created for IoT interoperability
– Consumer brands like LG, Panasonic, Sony, and Sears joined
– AllSeen Alliance merged with Open Connectivity Foundation in 2016
– Technology:
– AllJoyn provided core system services for interoperability
– Qualcomm led development and presented it at Mobile World Congress 2011
– Partners included Foxconn, LG Innotek, Xiaomi
– Allowed communication across product categories and platforms
– Supported Wi-Fi communication and client-server model
– See also:
– Open Interconnect Consortium, a competing standard
– IoTivity, another open source project sponsored by Open Interconnect Consortium
– References:
– AllJoyn Supported Platforms
– OCF – AllSeen Alliance Merges with Open Connectivity Foundation
– Welcome to the AllJoyn Open Source Project Home Page
– Bill Ray article on Qualcomm’s AllJoyn technology
– Sony, Electrolux, and Arçelik joining AllSeen Alliance
– Miscellaneous:
– AllJoyn software framework enabled device communication and collaboration
– AllJoyn could be extended by bridging other protocols
– Microsoft integrated AllJoyn runtime and Router Node service in Windows 10
– Provided audio streaming technology to multiple device sinks
– Offered services like onboarding, configuration, and control panel
AllJoyn is an open source software framework that allows compatible devices and applications to find each other, communicate and collaborate across the boundaries of product category, platform, brand, and connection type. Originally the AllSeen Alliance promoted the project, from 2013 until 2016 when the alliance merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF). In 2018 the source code became hosted by GitHub.
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| Developer(s) |
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| Initial release | 21 December 2013 |
| Stable release | 16.10
/ 1 December 2016 |
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| Operating system | Linux, Windows, Mac, FreeRTOS, Android, IOS |
| License | Apache 2.0 License |
| Website | openconnectivity |
