# Data transmission reliability over ESP-NOW protocol in indoor environment

DevFeed: [Data transmission reliability over ESP-NOW protocol in indoor environment](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/data-transmission-reliability-over-esp-now-protocol-in-indoor-environment-13948.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/reliability-esp-now/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2024-12-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [ESP-NOW](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp-now.md>), [Embedded Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-systems.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>), [Espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/espressif.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [data-transmission](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-transmission.md>), [embedded-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embedded-systems.md>), [esp-now](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp-now.md>), [esp32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32.md>), [esp32-c6](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32-c6.md>), [esp32-s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32-s3.md>), [espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/espressif.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [low-power](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-power.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [wireless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wireless.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines ESP-NOW for reliable, low-power data transmission in indoor IoT and smart applications. It contrasts ESP-NOW with Wi-Fi, describing lower power consumption and lower speed, longer stated range, and compatibility limited to Espressif modules. The supplied text ends before the research evaluation is complete.

## Source excerpt

Introduction# Department of Technical Cybernetics at the Faculty of Management Science and Informatics mainly focuses embedded systems and IoT networks, implementing innovative approaches in such systems. Most applications are powered by batteries, and require low power consumption and reliable data transmission. Therefore, the new wireless protocol ESP-NOW has become interesting for implementation in IoT systems.