Section 8
Glossary
100BASE-FX
A physical medium defined in the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
standard for local area networks (LANs) that uses fiber
optic cabling
COMTRADE
Common format for transient data exchange for power
systems. Defined by the IEEE Standard.
Connectivity
package
A collection of software and information related to a
specific protection and control IED, providing system
products and tools to connect and interact with the IED
CSV
Comma-separated values
DFT
Discrete Fourier transform
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNP3
A distributed network protocol originally developed by
Westronic. The DNP3 Users Group has the ownership
of the protocol and assumes responsibility for its
evolution.
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
Ethernet
A standard for connecting a family of frame-based
computer networking technologies into a LAN
GOOSE
Generic Object-Oriented Substation Event
HMI
Human-machine interface
HW
Hardware
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 60870-5-103
1. Communication standard for protective equipment
2. A serial master/slave protocol for point-to-point
communication
IEC 61850
International standard for substation communication
and modeling
IEC 61850-8-1
A communication protocol based on the IEC 61850
standard series
IED
Intelligent electronic device
IP
Internet protocol
IP address
A set of four numbers between 0 and 255, separated by
periods. Each server connected to the Internet is
assigned a unique IP address that specifies the location
for the TCP/IP protocol.
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