Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual General Information, Abbreviations/Acronyms

General Information

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H.1	Abbreviations/Acronyms
Al	Aluminum
AS–Interface	Actuator–Sensor Interface
AWG	American Wire Gauge
BER	Bit Error Rate
BFOC	Bayonet Fiber Optic Connector
CP	Communications Processor
CSMA/CD	Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
Cu	Copper
DIN	Deutsche Industrie Norm (German industrial standard)
DP	Distributed (peripheral) I/Os
ESD	Electrostatic discharge
EIA	Electronic Industries Association
EN	European standard
EMC	Electromagnetic compatibility
FC	Fast Connect
FMS	Fieldbus Message Specification
FO	Fiber Optics
FRNC	Flame Retardant Non Corrosive
HCS	Hard Cladded Silica
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ILM	Infrared Link Module
ISO/OSI	International Standards Organization / Open System Interconnection
ITP	Industrial Twisted Pair

PROFIBUS Networks SIMATIC NET	H-1
6GK1970-5CA20-0AA1 Release 2 05/2000