ABSTRACT

Facilities increasingly rely on computerized systems to optimize their buildings' systems operation and reduce the costs of maintenance and management. Therefore, facility managers and engineers must rise to the challenge of a new discipline-systems networking and integration-as more and more computerized systems become implemented.

chapter 2|24 pages

Basics of Network Communications

chapter 4|22 pages

Network Protocols

chapter 5|12 pages

Serial Communications

chapter 10|8 pages

LonTalk® Protocol

chapter 11|6 pages

The Development of BACnet *

chapter 14|46 pages

Case Study: Yale Maxnet