Practical_modern_SCADA_protocols_-_dnp3,_60870-5_and_Related_Systems

Appendix A: Glossary 401
ESS
Etherloop
Ethernet
ETSI
Extended Service Set (IEEE 802.3 Wireless LANs).
Ethernet over the local loop. High-speed customer access
technology.
Name of a widely used LAN, based on the CSMA/CD medium
access method (IEEE 802.3).
European Telecommunications Standardization Institute.
Farad
FCC
FCS
FDDI
FDM
FIFO
Filled cable
FIP
Firmware
Flame retardancy
Floating
Flow control
FM
Frame
Frequency
FSK
FTTC
FTTH
Full-duplex
Unit of capacitance whereby a charge of one coulomb
produces a one volt potential difference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Frame Check Sequence. A general term given to the additional
bits appended to atransmitted frame or message by the source
to enable the receiver to detect possible transmission errors.
Fiber Distributed Data Interface.
Frequency Division Multiplexing.
First in, First Out.
A cable construction in which the cable core is filled with a
material that will prevent moisture from entering or passing
along the cable.
Factory Instrumentation Protocol.
A computer program or software stored permanently in PROM
or ROM or semi-permanently in EPROM.
The ability of a material not to propagate flame once the flame
source is removed.
An electrical circuit that is above the earth potential.
The procedure for regulating the flow of data between two
devices preventing the loss of data once a device’s buffer has
reached its capacity.
Frequency Modulation.
The unit of information transferred across a data link.
Typically, there are control frames for link management and
information frames for the transfer of message data.
Refers to the number of cycles per second.
Frequency Shift Keying.
Fiber to the Curb.
Fiber to the Home.
Simultaneous 2 way independent transmission in both
directions. See Duplex.