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Appendix 2: Abbreviations used by AddSecure
Abbreviation Description
AOIP Alarm over IP
APN Access point name
ARC Alarm receiving center
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
ctive 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
(a receiver system for IRIS terminals used by ARCs)
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
Subscriber Identity Module (ETSI GSM technical specification)
Serial communication electrical level
German standards organization
proprietary alarm format based on SIA but extended
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