Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders

Fire Alarm Control Panel The heart of a fire alarm system is the primary fire alarm control panel (FACP). The FACP monitors syst ...

to transmit a signal even with an open or ground fault on the circuit while Class B circuits need not. The loop connection can b ...

They include but are not limited to the following: n Pull stations, in which a person sees a fire and pulls the fire alarm n The ...

as determined by Underwriters Laboratories testing and listing guidelines for use as a fire alarm notifier. Fire alarm notificat ...

second method of communication being a cellular telephone, active multiplex, derived local channel, one-way private microwave or ...

A typical MNS includes a central server or control unit, a system adminis- trative terminal or operating consoles, and a network ...

systems have the capability to concurrently send a multicast audio stream and text messages that can be delivered to not only pa ...

Chapter 10 Voice Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems Overview Wired telephone service in buildings or organizations has und ...

During those years, the market was dominated by a few large companies with systems open enough to connect to the outside world b ...

to integrate telephone systems and data networks but the functionality of VoIP in this area far exceeds anything previously deve ...

There are also several communications protocols used for VoIP technology that address signaling and voice transmission. These ad ...

complement the software application, resulting in a full-feature telephone set. Software on PCs allows for onscreen dialing and ...

The result is that the user’s tolerance of dropped calls inside a building is very low. Cell services to most buildings are prov ...

This technical scenario works not only for cellular service but also other wireless services. For example, the RFs used for publ ...

Business Issues Like most decisions about building technology systems, in-building wireless is less about the technology and mor ...

Chapter 11 DataNetworks Overview Data networks are particularly important for smart buildings. The basic infra- structure of dat ...

Data networks are used to share resources and exchange information between network users and other networks. Decades ago data ne ...

A campus network serving a university, corporation, or government connects the LANs within each of the buildings to provide a “s ...

network adapter or a network interface card that provides the physical access to a network or the Internet. The network adapter ...

Store and forward, which buffers and checks the frame prior to forwarding Cut-through, which only reads the hardware or MAC add ...