6. Abbreviations and Terms
Abbreviation
Description
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AREMA
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
AWG
American Wire Gauge
CAT5e
Category 5 Enhanced Cable
CE
Conformité Européenne
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DC
Direct Current
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EN
European Standard
ERR
Error
ESD
Electro Static Discharge
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FCC
Federal Communication Commission
FLOSS
Free/Libre Open Source Software
HV
High Voltage
IEC
International Engineering Consortium
IC
Industry Canada
ID
Identification
I/O
Input / Output
IP
Ingress Protection
ISO
International Standardization Organisation
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LV
Low Voltage
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MTBF
Mean Time between Failure
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
OPR
Operation
PM
Pulse Modulated
PoE
Power over Ethernet
QMA
Quick-connect RF Connectors
QR
Quick Response
Ibex-RT-220 Series
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