Vigilant QE20 - Terminology Used in this Manual; VIGILANT Products

QE20 Fibre Networking User Manual Document: LT0732
Page 1-2 24 May 2023 Issue 1.0
Terminology Used In This Manual
1.1.1 VIGILANT Products
EWIS Emergency Warning and
Intercommunication System
As per an EWS but also with an
emergency phone system.
EWS Emergency Warning System A system that generates and
amplifies emergency tones, recorded
speech messages, and live speech.
The system size may range from a
single zone to hundreds of zones.
I-HUB Intelligent Hub An intelligent “hub” (actually a
switch) for Panel-Link that can route
and filter messages, and offers ring
networking.
PA Public Address Older term for a live speech function
or announcement on QE20.
Naming of speech audio path on
QE20, VIF, etc.
Panel-Link VIGILANT protocol for networking
fire alarm panels, EWIS panels, and
other products.
PIB Panel-Link IP Bridge VIGILANT module for interfacing
Panel-Link to an IP network. It also
provides functionality (VoIP proxy) to
transmit (stream) audio to many
VoIP callers.
QE20
VIGILANT Multi-zone EWIS system.
Speech Live Speech Function of QE20 to make PA
announcements.
SID System Identifier An address in the range 1 - 254,
used to identify devices on a Panel-
Link network.
T-GEN Tone Generator A VIGILANT module that generates
and amplifies emergency tones,
recorded speech messages, and
optionally live speech.
VIF VoIP Interface A VIGILANT module that controls
and monitors an ATA to support
VoIP.