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Term
Description
Packet Error Rate
The ratio, in percent, of the number of lost packets (DPDU’s) to the
total number of packets sent by the selected device to its parent.
Process value
The quantity being controlled or the measurement value.
Provision
To update settings on an entity in order to prepare it for working in
the network.
Revision
The device software revision related to vendor/model.
Router
A device that has data routing capability.
Security Manager
An entity in the ISA100.11a network that assigns the security keys
that are required for communication between devices.
SM
System Manager
Superframe
A collection of timeslots with a common repetition period and
possibly other common attributes.
System Manager
An entity in the ISA100.11a network that supervises the various
operational aspects of a network other than security.
TR
Transceiver
–
the BBR radio
User Application
Process
From ISA100.11a standard: An active process within the highest
portion of the application layer that is the user of OSI (Open
Systems Interconnection) services.
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
–
A universal timekeeping standard
that is based on the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Local time is
calculated in UTC and offset by the local time zone.
FD
Field Device
NIO210
NIO 200IAG
–
NEXCOM ISA100 Wireless All-in-One Gateway
