Powerware Power Protection Handbook for IBM 9910 International System i and System p Applications 
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Commonly-Used Acronyms 
 
 
ABM  Advanced Battery Management 
AC   Alternating Current 
BBM   Break-Before-Make (Bypass Switch) 
BDM   Bypass Distribution Module 
BTU   British Thermal Unit 
CSA   Canadian Standards Association 
DC   Direct Current 
EBC   Extended Battery Cabinet 
EBM   Extended Battery Module 
EMEA   Europe, Middle East, Africa 
HW   Hardwired 
IEEE   Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers 
IP   Internet Protocol 
kVA   Kilovolt ampere 
LAN   Local Area Network 
MBB   Make-Before-Break (bypass switch) 
MTBF   Mean Time Before Failure 
MTTR   Mean Time To Repair 
NEMA   National Electrical Manufacturers Association 
NEC   National Electrical Code 
PBX   Private Branch Exchange 
PDM   Power Distribution Module 
PPDM   PowerPass Distribution Module 
PoE  Power Over Ethernet 
PUE Power Usage Efficiency 
REPO   Remote Emergency Power-off 
RFI   Radio Frequency Interference 
RM   Rackmount 
RoHS  Restriction of Hazardous Substances 
SAN Storage Area Network 
SNMP   Simple Network Management Protocol 
THD   Total Harmonic Distortion 
UL   Underwriter’s Laboratory 
UPS   Uninterruptible Power System 
USB   Universal Serial Bus 
VA  Volt Amps 
VoIP   Voice Over IP 
WAN   Wide Area Network