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AllSeen Alliance merges with Open Connectivity Foundation
How Can the OCF Core Framework be Applied to Building Automation?
Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) recently formed the Smart Commercial Building project. The project is dedicated to connecting building automation devices on managed networks and intends to leverage and extend the existing protocols in building IoT.
One of the first project initiatives defines how the OCF core framework can be used to transport BACnet models. A new OCF white paper, “BACnet Gateway & OCF,” explains how OCF devices, especially sensors, can be used in a deployed BACnet system. This can be achieved by adding an OCF client to a BACnet gateway. Those interested in learning details about the integration of OCF with a BACnet gateway can read the free white paper today, which contains translation rules from OCF resources to BACnet objects.
Securing our Home and our Networks in an Internet-of-Things Future
Currently, the cable industry is working on developing IoT security standards as part of the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)—an industry effort to create an open, commonly accepted specification that would allow secure communication between trusted devices regardless of manufacturer, operating system, chipset or physical transport. As part of that effort, OCF labs are testing products in areas such as device identity, authentication, and delivery of software updates, among others to further promote device interoperability. The industry collaboration we see in OCF is especially critical in an age where botnet attacks are rising in the U.S. This type of cyberattack, which is a form of credential abuse, can have serious ramifications for businesses and internet users.
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