CEA, LonMark Announce ANSI Approval of Networking Protocol Standards

CEA and LonMark said two standards -- ANSI/CEA-709.5, Control Networking Protocol Specification Part 5: Implementation-Application-Layer-Guidelines, and ANSI/CEA 709.6, Control Networking Protocol Specification Part 6: Application Elements -- were approved as American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards for home and building automation. The standards focus on IoT device interoperability and provide a “complete model” for implementing device-to-device and device-to application communication, the organizations said Monday. “As the IoT marketplace expands, having device-level interoperability that is protocol- and platform-independent is an important piece of the puzzle,” said Dave Wilson, CEA vice president-technology & standards. The two new ANSI/CEA standards will help drive “a new level of interoperability into the home and building automation sector with applicability to many other sectors including smart outdoor lighting, smart cities and the smart grid,” Wilson said.