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Intelligent building networks can have either a centralized or a distributed architecture. Distributednetworks are based on
autonomous entities,
can be integrated with other types of network elements, and
generally are more robust than centralized networks.
For better utilization of an intelligent building network, this kind of heterogeneous setup requires a unified IP-based management.