Title :
Implementation of a BACnet-ZigBee gateway
Author :
Park, Seok Cheol ; Lee, Woo Suk ; Kim, Se Hwan ; Hong, Seung Ho ; Palensky, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Control & Instrum. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Communication networks are used to manage and control building facilities in an effective manner. The building automation control network (BACnet) is a standard data communication protocol designed specifically for building automation systems, and plays an important role as a representative building network. However, BACnet does not support a wireless channel, which would bring about several advantages, including reduced installation cost and eased placement constraints on the transceivers, as well as the introduction of flexible extensions and mobile device connectivity. Currently, the introduction and standardization of ZigBee as a BACnet wireless channel is under consideration by both the BACnet and ZigBee organizations. This paper describes a method of implementing a BACnet-ZigBee gateway.
Keywords :
building management systems; internetworking; network servers; protocols; wireless channels; BACnet-ZigBee gateway; Communication networks; building automation control network; data communication protocol; mobile device connectivity; wireless channel; Automatic control; Buildings; Communication networks; Communication standards; Communication system control; Control systems; Data communication; Design automation; Protocols; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2010 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7298-7
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2010.5549468