14-Slot AdvancedTCA Shelf
Safety
11596-100/-101/-102/-103
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R1.1, July 23, 2008
1.6 Terms and Acronyms
Table 1: Terms and Acronyms
Term
Definition
ATCA
Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
Backplane
Passive circuit board providing the connectors for the front boards. Power distribution,
management and auxiliary signal connections are supported
CDM
Chassis Data Module
Chassis
Enclosure containing subrack, Backplane, boards, cooling devices, PEMs, same as Shelf
ECN
Engineering Change Notice
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
IPMB
Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMC
Intelligent Platform Management Controller
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PEM
Power Entry Module
RTC
Real Time Clock
RTM
Rear Transition Module
SAP
Shelf Alarm Panel
Shelf
See Chassis
ShMC
Shelf Management Controller, synonymous with Shelf Manager in this document
ShMM
Shelf Management Mezzanine Module
VRTN
Voltage Return
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