Network performance can degrade when you add third-party devices on the same IP network or MS/TP trunk if those devices do not meet the Required recommendations in Table 1. Actual job experience has shown as few as five devices can create significant performance issues; although other variables can affect performance, such as the number of objects per device. To improve network performance, we recommend that third-party devices also meet the Highly Desired recommendations in Table 1.
MS/TP Trunk, IP Network, and BACnet Services |
Recommendation |
|
---|---|---|
Devices On MS/TP Trunk |
MS/TP Master Device |
Required |
At least 38,400 bps |
Highly Desired |
|
Application Layer Protocol Data Unit (APDU) size 480 bytes |
Desired |
|
APDU size >200 |
Highly Desired |
|
Segmentation on MS/TP |
Desired |
|
Devices On IP Network |
Segmentation on IP devices |
Highly Desired |
Minimum APDU size 1024 |
Highly Desired |
|
BACnet Services |
Conform at a minimum to BACnet Version 1 Revision 4 specification |
Protocol revision 15 or higher is desired. |
Device supports a minimum of a B-SA profile or a B-SS profile. |
Required |
|
BACnet listed or Certified |
Highly Desired |
|
+ Read Property Multiple, Execute |
Highly Desired |
|
+ Subscribe COV, Execute |
Highly Desired |
|
+ Write Property Multiple, Execute |
Highly Desired |