How Thread/Matter is implemented in the upcoming HAP be3?

[alkersan]

The brochure only mentions:

A built-in Thread radio and full container support …

Is it known what exactly to expect?

• is it going to be just a serial device of radio co-processor (RCP), which you would mount into a container (like OTBR, matter-server, etc)?
• or it’s more like full a RouterOS integration, turning HAP into Thread Border Router or Matter Controller?

[xrlls]

It was called out in the announcement thread:

Gifts for everyone!

It will be a container, so that 10 years from now, when we have a brand new IoT standard, we don’t have to keep supporing Thread in RouterOS, when no products exist for it any longer.

[m.byrtek]

Hi, from what I understand, it's an application consisting of three containers: Home Assistant + Matter Server + OTBR. I've already managed to get it working on CHR, as well as on a Chateau 5G R17 (using Sonoff ZBDongle-E). The application is called "HA-otbr-matter" in ROS 7.23beta5. Cheers!