H.1 Abbreviations/Acronyms - Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Owner's Manual

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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
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