1.  LAN (Local Area Network)

• Basic information
• Ethernet
• ARCnet

• Twisted pairs
• Voice grade lines
• Coaxial cable
• Power lines
• Modulated RF (radio frequency)
• Microwave
• Fiber optics

• Baseband modem
• Broadband modem

• Whole Building Networking
• Evolving role of building networks
• Multi-building management
• Challenges of mutli-building networks
• The Future of Controls is Wireless and Small
• Megatrend 1: building operating systems
• Megatrend 2: linking devices
• Megatrend 3: invisible connections through nanotechnology
• Create your future

• Panke, R. A., 2002. Energy Management Systems and Direct Digital Control, Chapter 6, Fairmont Press, Lilburn, GA. [658.2 P193 e]
• Hartman, T., 2001. Whole building networks - beyond HVAC, Network Controls: A Supplement to HPAC Engineering, May 2001, pp. 36-43.
• Doherty, P., 2002. The future of controls is wireless and small, Network Controls: A Supplement to HPAC Engineering, July 2002, pp. 40-45.

• Webopedia.com
• Architecture
• ARCnet (Attached Resource Computer Network)
• Baseband transmission
• Broadband transmission
• Client/server (=Master/Slave)
• Ethernet
• IEEE 802 standards
• Interoperability
• LAN (local-area network)
• Media (transmission)
• Modem
• Network
• OSI (Open System Interconnection)
• Peer-to-peer
• Protocol
• Token
• Topology
• HKU Campus Network
• Hong Kong: The Facts - Telecommunications (PDF)
• Telecommunication services and systems in Hong Kong
• Local Fixed Telecommunications Network Services (FTNS)
• International Telecommunications Services (via satellite and submarine cable systems)
• Public Mobile Radiotelephone Services
• Third Generation (3G) Mobile Services
• International Value Added Network Services (IVANS), including Internet Service Providers (ISP)
• Introduction to Networking [linksys.com]
• Notes online
• Bluetooth.com