What is LonWorks?

Further information

n/a

Area of application

n/a

Medium

Wired & Wireless

Netzwerk Topologie

Bus, Tree, Star, Ring

Supported transmission media

Electric Grid, Radio Frequency, Optical Fiber, Coaxial, Twisted pair

Related standards (specific standards to which each protocol can be assigned.)

ANSI/EIA 709.1, ISO/IEC 14908-1, 14908-2, 14908-3, 14908-4

Implemented security mechanisms

No Data Encryption. Implements Sender Authentication

Bandwidth

9.8 Kbps - 1.25 Mbps

Frequency

Not applicable

Range

Varies significantly depending on network infrastructure

Devices (maximum number of devices that can be networked)

n/a

Data model architecture (data model in which the information/attributes are added to an object)

Network variables

Discovery (Function to automatically identify devices on the network)

Yes

Multi Master (Can several master devices act at the same time?)

Yes

Packet size (data packet size that can be transmitted according to Maximum Transmission Unit)

n/a

Priority (how the changes/updates are made)

Uses a priority polling model

Cost to enable hardware support for additional protocols (Low, Average, High)

n/a

Implemented OSI layers (Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network/Packet, Data Link, Physical)

Physical layer, Data link layer, Network layer, Transport layer, Application layer

Levels of building automation (field level, automation level, management level)

Field level, Automation level, Management level

Link

http://www.lonmark.org/