# Matter: Thread Border Router in Matter

DevFeed: [Matter: Thread Border Router in Matter](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/matter-thread-border-router-in-matter-13918.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/matter-thread-border-router-in-matter/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2022-01-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [Matter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matter.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [Wi-Fi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wi-fi.md>), [Ethernet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethernet.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how Matter uses IP to provide interoperability across Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Thread networks. It describes the role of a Thread Border Router in forwarding IP traffic, routing between Thread and Wi-Fi, and supporting Matter device discovery and local automation.

## Source excerpt

In the Previous Articles, we talked about Matter from several aspects. Today, let's start with a foundational concept of Matter: IP-based . Matter defines a common application layer, using Internet Protocol (IP) , that delivers interoperability among devices regardless of the underlying network protocol. At launch, Matter will run on Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Thread. Ethernet and Wi-Fi are all well known networking protocols, while Thread may be new to some people.