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Appendix 2: Abbreviations used by AddSecure
Abbreviation Description
AOIP
Alarm over IP
APN
Access point name
ARC
Alarm receiving center
ARE
Alarm receiving equipment
ATE
Alarm transmission equipment
ATS
Alarm transmission system
AUTO
Automatic
CID
Contact ID (An alarm format engineers will know as CID)
CIE
Control and indicating equipment
ComIP
A Texecom product reference
CSQ
Cellular signal quality
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
EN
A reference to standards published by the CENELEC, the European
Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
ESPA
European Selective Paging Manufacturer's Association, publishers of pager
related standards
EXP
Expansion circuit board for IRIS terminals
FF
Fast format (alarm format)
FTC
Failure to communicate
HHL
A panel manufacturer
IAS-CIE
Intruder Alarm System Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment
IP
Internet protocol
ISA
IRIS Secure Apps (a receiver system for IRIS terminals used by ARCs)
IT
Information technology
LAN
Local area network
PCB
Printed circuit board
PIN
Personal identification number
ProSYS
Type of alarm panel
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
PSU
Power supply
PWD
Password
RP
A SIA alarm format event code
RX
RS232 signal reference
SIA
Security Industry Association, publishers of standards for alarm
communication
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module (ETSI GSM technical specification)
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol used over IP
TTL
Serial communication electrical level
UDP
User Datagram Protocol used over IP
USR
Username
VdS
German standards organization
VPN
Virtual private network
WAN
Wide area network
XSIA
A
proprietary alarm format based on SIA but extended
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