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Connectivity Packages
User’s Guide
REF 541/543/545
REM 543/545
RET 541/543/545
1.6.
Terminology
Term
Description
applications and tools
In this context an application means a product that
administer one of the supported tool, for example
COM 610. A tool means one of the supported tool that are
listed in Section 1.3. General, for example CET.
Communication
Engineering Tool
Communication Engineering Tool is a software for
configuring and monitoring communication gateways or
communication front-ends.
connectivity concept
The connectivity concept separates the IED specific
information from applications and tools, it provides means
for the user to update the applications and tools easily with
the latest versions of the IED specific information.
connectivity package
Software package that provides device specific information
about certain protection and control relay (IED), which
provides means for applications and tools to connect and
interact with the IED. Furthermore, connectivity package
will ease and simplify the engineering process.
Connectivity Package
Manager
Software that helps user to associate right connectivity
package versions to different applications and tools.
Intelligent Electronic
Device
In this context, IED is used as a common term for
protection and control relays, such as REF 543.
IEC 61850
A communication protocol based on IEC 61850 standard
series and a standard for substations modeling.
Substation Configuration
description Language
(SCL)
XML based description language for configurations of
electrical substation IEDs. Defined in the IEC 61850
standard.