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Appendix B - Terms and Meaning
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8 Appendix B - Terms and Meaning
AWS
Amazon Web Services
Account
Manager
Cloud application to invite and manage users and subscriptions,
based on the user role.
Asset
Manager
Cloud application to manage site connectivity and Siemens cloud
enabled devices.
BACnet
Building Automation Control network is a standard data
communication protocol for building automation systems.
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System, this is a non-volatile firmware used to
perform hardware initialization during the booting process, and to
provide runtime services for operating systems and programs.
Building
Operator
Cloud application to remotely operate and monitor building
equipment for a fleet of sites.
Building
Operator
Discovery
Modular and flexible software that allows Building Operator to
capture data from building automation systems residing on
premise.
Connect
device
Family of Siemens gateways, enabling cloud connectivity for
building automation systems residing on premise. For example, the
Connect X300 device.
Container
Containers are an abstraction at the application layer that provide a
standard way to package application code, configurations, and
dependencies into a single object.
DNS
Domain Name Server is used to maintain a directory of domain
names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation is a regulation in European
Union law on data protection and privacy for all individual citizens
of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is an extension of the
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It is used for secure
communication over a computer network and is widely used on the
Internet.
IDaaS
Identity as a Service is an authentication infrastructure that is
managed by Siemens.
Intelligent
Valve
Family of Siemens Acvatix valve devices with built in cloud
connectivity.
IoT
Internet of Things
IT/OT
Information Technology/Operational Technology. An IT network is
used for electronic devices in the office, like PCs, printers, etc.
whereas an OT network is used for hardware and software
dedicated to detecting or causing changes in physical processes
through direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices such
as valves, pumps, etc. and both types of network uses Ethernet as
the physical media.
JWT
JSON Web Token is an Internet standard for creating JSON-based