The Open Communication Protocols for BAS in Intelligent Buildings
Chen Wei · 2003
The open communication protocols employed in Building Automation System (BAS) of intelligent building currently are BACnet and LonWorks. After comparing the structure and characteristic of these protocols in detail, this paper points out that the relationship between BACnet and LonWorks is complementary but not competitive, of which LonTalks is suitable for control networks and BACnet is good at information management.