ADVANCED FIRE SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

There are two areas in which advanced communication technologies are having an impact on fire systems - remote communications over the Internet and fire panel networking. In the late 1970s a standardised communications protocol was developed that would change worldwide communications forever. This standardised Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, commonly abbreviated to 'TCP/IP' or simply 'IP', enabled the interconnection of computer networks on a global scale. Now, 30 years on, TCP/IP is a fully established communication protocol and is used for communication on the World Wide Web (Internet). However, TCP/IP is not exclusively for use with computers and provided certain rules are followed, it is possible to connect virtually any device on to a TCP/IP network, including the control equipment and associated peripheral devices of a fire network.