Which open protocol standard is specifically engineered for Building Automation and Control Networks (HVAC, lighting, fire safety)?
BACNet (ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135) is the international standard protocol for building automation and control networks.
Modbus protocol operates on a master-slave architecture. What is the standard TCP port number for Modbus TCP?
Modbus TCP utilizes port 502 for industrial communication over Ethernet.
Which European standardized OSI-based network communications protocol is designed for home and building control (lighting, blinds, HVAC)?
KNX is an open standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3) for commercial and residential building automation.
What is the primary function of 6LoWPAN protocol in IoT sensor networks?
6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks) provides header compression, fragmentation, and mesh routing to allow IPv6 packets over IEEE 802.15.4.
MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) operates over which transport layer protocol?
MQTT requires a reliable, connection-oriented transport stream, operating over TCP (standard port 1883, or 8883 for TLS).