Revolutionizing BACnet/SC Network Design with the SbC4000 Appliance

Designing large, secure, and reliable BACnet/SC networks is no small feat. Challenges like certificate management, onboarding, and multi-vendor integration often consume valuable resources and complicate operations. The Secured by Cimetrics (SbC) 4000 Appliance addresses these challenges head-on, revolutionizing how building automation integrators like you approach large-scale BACnet/SC networks.

Key BACnet/SC Challenges

• Complex Onboarding Processes:
• Managing certificates is cumbersome, especially on multi-vendor networks where CA workflows differ.
• Transitioning the CA from the integrator to another internal party, such as IT or a resource-constrained BMS team, can be difficult. The SbC Framework simplifies this process by securely maintaining all keys, data, records, and history to enable seamless transitions to new authorities.
• Limited Hub Capacity:
• While many hubs can efficiently support SC networks with 100 devices, larger deployments require segmentation.
• When the hub capacity of an SC network is exceeded, an SC-to-SC router is needed to segment the network into manageable sections while maintaining scalability and performance.
• Diagnostics Complexity:
• Many BACnet/SC hubs lack the tools to pinpoint connection failures.
• Without robust diagnostics, identifying why devices fail to connect to the SC hub can be extremely difficult.
• Security risks on BACnet MS/TP/IP networks that are segmented from BACnet/SC networks:
• Due to security concerns or high traffic levels on the BACnet/SC network originating from the BACnet MS/TP/IP networks, some sites may choose a BACnet Firewall to filter broadcasts, devices, or certain packet types from accessing the BACnet/SC network.

The SbC4000: Your Comprehensive Certificate Authority

• Full Certificate Lifecycle Management: Issues, renews, and manages certificates for all devices, including third-party systems, ensuring smooth integration across multi-vendor environments.
• Flexible CA Management: Ensures a smooth handoff of CA responsibilities, whether it remains with the integrator, transitions to IT, or is managed by an internal BMS team. The SbC Framework securely stores all necessary data to make transitions seamless.
• Interoperability at Its Core: Handles Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs) and key/certificate workflows for devices from any vendor, simplifying compliance with BACnet/SC standards.
• Future-Proof Security: Supports bulk workflows for efficient onboarding and updates, ensuring no certificate is left unmanaged.

Why the SbC4000 Appliance is the Solution

• Enhanced Hub Scalability: Supports up to 500 devices per hardware appliance and over 3,000 devices in VM deployments, making it ideal for large-scale network deployments.
• Primary and Failover Diagnostic Hubs: Seamlessly switches roles during hub failures while monitoring SC network connections and providing real-time insights into issues.
• Comprehensive Diagnostics: From monitoring certificate issues to detecting failed connection attempts, the SbC4000 ensures you’re always a step ahead.

Secure BACnet Network Segmentation 

• Segmentation BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, and BACnet/SC networks: from other BACnet/SC networks.
• A built-in BACnet Firewall Engine: for access control (read-only, read/write, block). 

If you’re planning to deploy BACnet/SC networks this year, we’d be thrilled to show you how the SbC4000 Appliance can revolutionize your network design and streamline its management.

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