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SCADAPack E Technical Overview
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Glossary
This section describes acronyms used throughout the SCADAPack E documentation.
1xRTT
Single carrier (1x) Radio Transmission Technology (CDMA cellular wireless data standard)
ACCM
Asynchronous Control Character Map (PPP negotiated option)
ACFC
Address and Control Field Compression (PPP negotiated option)
AH
Ampere Hour (Battery capacity rating)
AI
Analog Input
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol (TCP/IP Ethernet component)
BI
Binary Input (DNP3 point type)
BNC
physical connector type (for 10Base-2 Thin-Ethernet cabling)
BOOTP
Boot Protocol (TCP/IP application layer remote boot services)
CASE
Computer Aided Software Engineering (tools suite)
CCITT
international standards organization now known as ITU-T
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access (wireless cellular technology)
CHAP
Challenge Authentication Protocol (PPP security component)
CI
Counter (Pulse) Input
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check (error checking algorithm)
CRO
oscilloscope (cathode ray oscilloscope - Test instrument)
CROB
Control Relay Output Block (DNP3 control object)
CSLIP
Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol (TCP/IP serial data-link layer)
CTS
Clear To Send (RS232 signal)
DCD
Data Carrier Detect (communication port signal)
DCE
Data Communication Equipment (communication port type)
DI
Digital Input
DNP
Abbreviation for DNP3 protocol
DNP3
Distributed Network Protocol (SCADA / RTU communication standard)
DNS
Distributed Naming Service (TCP/IP application layer name resolution)
DO
Digital Output
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment (communication port type)
Flash
electrically erasable programmable read only memory
FSM
Finite State Machine (PPP component)