Acronym List

while many acronyms have become part of our common language, with their meanings well known to people in the industry, it can be entertaining to review the origin or decoded version of an acronym the following list includes common acronyms found in the product documentation acronym decoded description acl access control list lists the users and permissions for system access aes advanced encryption standard this security algorithm encrypts and decrypts data using the same encryption key software uses this standard to enforce privacy controls on each device and connection amqp advanced message queuing protocol open standard for business application messaging bpm business process management this business solution focuses on optimization of business processes and workflows cdn content delivery network network nodes and content are located closer to the end user than with typical network configurations cidr classless inter domain routing the standard for creating unique identifiers for networks and individual devices cnc computer numerical control this pre programmed sequence of commands enables automation of machine tools coap constrained application protocol web transfer protocol for iot constrained nodes and networks; designed for machine to machine (m2m) applications crm customer relationship management this software manages a database of interactions with customers and potential customers csr certificate signing request send this encoded file to a certificate authority for creation of an ssl certificate dcs distributed control system a computerized control system for a process in which autonomous controllers are present in the system without a central operator supervisory control dtc diagnostic trouble code engine control systems in vehicles issue dtcs for problems and failures for example, a dtc triggers the check engine light in an automobile dtls datagram transport layer security protocol for secure communications for datagram based applications (udp transport protocol) erp enterprise resource planning this software integrates and manages core business functions/units in a shared database etl extract, transform, and load this data warehousing term refers to a process of extracting data from one source, transforming the data, and then storing it in another database ftp file transfer protocol a network protocol that is used to transfer files between a client and a server hid human interface device usb connected devices, such as barcode scanners in litmus edge, an hid remains disconnected because hids send data only when there is data to send iot and iiot internet of things and industrial internet of things communication among a large variety of devices and protocols, along with the collection of data from those devices, enables data analysis and efficient management and planning ipc industrial pc pc based computing platform for industrial applications mes manufacturing execution system this system tracks the processes, data, and outcomes–from raw materials to finished goods–of a manufacturing process this includes such things as materials tracking, management of overall equipment effectiveness (oee), and resource scheduling mqtt message queuing telemetry transport this lightweight messaging protocol uses a publish subscribe method for connecting to sensors and devices nats neural autonomic transport system this messaging platform provides a text based publish subscribe protocol this nats name compares its functions with a central nervous system ntp network time protocol devices, including litmus edge devices, use ntp for time synchronization oauth open authorization oauth 2 0, an open standard for authorization and authentication, can be configured in litmus edge manager other authorization methods supported in litmus edge manager, include query auth (a method of signing api requests with a key) header auth (http authorization header) oee overall equipment effectiveness the standard for improving manufacturing productivity opc open platform communications standard interface used to communicate with industrial devices legacy solutions used this standard for accessing devices as manufacturing systems evolved, a new interoperability standard, opc ua, was developed by the opc foundation https //opcfoundation org/about/what is opc/ opc da open platform communications data access an opc foundation specification that defines how real time data can be transferred between a data source and a data sink (for example a plc and an hmi) without either of them having to know each other's native protocol opc ua open platform communications unified architecture this machine to machine protocol for industrial automation supports a service oriented architecture (soa) ota over the air over the air updates facilitate device software updates ota refers to the methods for distributing software, configuration settings, and even updating encryption keys paas platform as a service litmus offers litmus edge manager, a cloud platform (paas) that provides connectivity with iot systems to collect data that enables device monitoring and management plc programmable logic controller a specialized small computer with a built in optimized operating system used in industrial machines and sensors rbac role based access control enables customization of access control lists, which define who can access data, based on their assigned roles rest representational state transfer rest provides a web service for exchanging messages between devices application programming interfaces (apis) can be used to glean essential information from json over http (refer to rest api with json https //technologyconversations com/2014/08/12/rest api with json/ ) users can use rest apis to develop their own interfaces scada supervisory control and data acquisition an architecture for industrial control systems that includes sensors, control relays, plcs, computers, and applications that directly interface with managed systems the scada hmi (human machine interface) enables interactivity with devices soa service oriented architecture this approach to building systems focuses on business processes for which services need to be developed and supported this is a departure from the development of systems that focus on hardware, software, and networking resources soap simple object access protocol soap provides a web service that defines a standard communication protocol for exchanging messages between devices ssh secure shell protocol for secure communication over a network ssl secure socket layer protocol for secure communication over a network tfa two factor authentication adds an extra layer of security for user logins tls transport layer security protocol for secure communication over a network