The IP500® Alliance is an international industry initiative launched by leading manufacturers, users, and operators. It has set itself the target of jointly defining, developing, and providing a secure and vendor-neutral wireless communication platform for smart buildings. The new IP500® platform will fulfill all of the technical requirements for secure, interoperable, and cross-disciplinary networking of smart devices for use in all areas of building automation.
With this approach, the Alliance is setting out in new directions. Unlike other industry associations that operate internationally and are already specialized in standardizing wireless communication protocols in Building Automation, the focus of the IP500® Alliance has for several years been on close collaboration with all Alliance members on a joint solution. By using central, generally used, and accepted industry norms and standards such as IEEE 802.15.4, IPv6, 6LowPAN, BACnet, AES128, and IPsec, IP500 guarantees maximum interoperability for vendor-neutral and cross-disciplinary interaction between different products required for comprehensive building automation. Manufacturers, users, and operators benefit in equal measure from this inter-disciplinary joint approach.
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