User's Guide

First InterComm ™ System User Guide
A29798 Page 11
November 2007
Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ABS Antilock Break System
AES Advanced Encryption Standard adopted as standard by U.S. government
DC Direct Current
DES Data Encryption Standard
DHS Department of Homeland Security
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FICS First InterComm™ System
FM Frequency Modulation
GPS Global Positioning System
IAB InterAgency Board
IAN Incident Area Network
IC Incident Commander
ICTCS Incident Commander Talkgroup Control Software
LED Light Emitting Diode
LMR Land Mobile Radio
LOS Line Of Sight
MIL-STD Military Standard
MIPT Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
NIMS National Incident Management System
P25 Project 25 (encryption protocol for digital communications)
RF Radio Frequency
SEL Standardized Equipment List
SMA Subminiature version A (RF connector)
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
TNC Threaded Neill-Concelman (RF connector)
UHF Ultra High Frequency
VCA Vehicle Communications Assembly
VHF Very High Frequency
VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity