Glossary - Abus Secvest 2WAY Installation Instructions Manual

35. Glossary

Term /
abbreviation
ARC Alarm and relay command centre.
Organisations where alarm and system messages are transferred
Command
to in digital form (by telephone). Used as an initial point for
centre
intervention measures (police / fire department).
Zones with this attribute are automatically hidden when an alarm
Force Set
system or partition is activated (provided they are open).
General Packet Radio Service – Packet-based transmission
GPRS
service used in wireless mobile phone transmissions.
GPRS APN Access Point Name
Global System for Mobile Communications – Standard for fully
digital mobile communication networks. Used primarily for
GSM
telephone connections, but can also be used for service and
packet transmissions and SMS messages.
Integrated Services Digital Network – An international standard
for digital telecommunication networks. Various services are
ISDN transmitted over this network (e.g. Telex, Teletex, Datex-L (data
line transmissions), Datex-P (packet transmissions) and
telephone services).
A jamming device interferes with or stops the normal reception of
wireless transmissions. A jamming device sends electromagnetic
Jamming
waves in the same way as the transmitter, which interferes with
the original waves.
Line Alternative term for zone.
The MAC address (Media Access Control) is the hardware
MAC address of each network adapter. It is used for the clear
identification of a device in the network.
Normally Closed – A detector or line which opens in the event of
NC
an alarm.
Normally Open – A detector or line which closes in the event of
NO
an alarm.
Network Termination Basis Connection – The NTBA is installed
at the user and is usually connected to the first TAE socket or the
DSL splitter output. Using the NTBA, the connection of different
NTBC
ISDN terminal devices to an ISDN public telephone network
exchange is possible. Defines the network termination for ISDN
basic rate access.
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network.
Method of transmitting alarm and system settings to a command
Report
centre.
S0 is an interface within ISDN installation. It is used for in-house
S0
connections and connects ISDN devices to the NTBC.
Explanation
When required, strobes or signals are activated by the system in
Signaller
the event of an alarm (usually in combination).
Short Message Service – Telecommunication service used for
SMS sending text messages. Now also available on landlines in
addition to GSM mobile phones.
The alarm centre monitors whether the detector is present and
active. Wireless detectors send a message every 10 minutes and
Supervision
WAMs send a message every 4 minutes. When the status
message is disabled, the alarm centre is in charge.
Verband der Schadensversicherer (German Insurance
Organisation)
Defines guidelines for various levels of security
VDS-A for private use
VdS
VDS-B for commercial use
VDS-C for banks and
jewellers
(high-risk businesses).
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