Glossary

2nd generation telecommuncation technology; GSM

3rd generation telecommuncation technology; UMTS

4th generation telecommuncation technology; LTE+

5th generation telecommuncation technology; "New Radio"

Alternating Current

Analog-Digital Converter

Advanced Mezzanine Card, a mezzanine card standard for MTCA and ATCA (www.picmg.org)

AMC base specification by PICMG - defines a mezzanine building block approach for the addition of crucial functionality to a PICMG 3.0 carrier card available from a number of third party suppliers. www.picmg.org

PCIe specification for AMC by PICMG - defines port usage for PCI Express and Advanced Switching environments on AMC.0. www.picmg.org

Ethernet specification for AMC by PICMG - defines port usage for Ethernet on AMC.0. www.picmg.org

Stoarage specification for AMC by PICMG - defines port usage for Fibre Channel, SAS and SATA on AMC.0. www.picmg.org

SRIO specification for AMC by PICMG - defines port usage for Serial RapidIO on AMC.0. www.picmg.org

American National Standards Institute (http://www.ansi.org)

Application Programming Interface

Processor Architecture with reduced instruction set

Advanced Telecommunication Computing Architecture (PICMG). www.picmg.org

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Background Debug Mode

Basic Input Output System

digital representation of TRUE (1) or FALSE (0)

Backplane Manager

Bayonet Neill Concelman - Coax Connector

Board-Mount Optical Assembly

Bill of Materials

bits per second

byte (8 bits) per second

Berkeley Software Distribution, free software license

Board Support Package

Controller Area Network

Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire; European Organization for Nuclear Research

Configuration

Cubi Feet per Minute

Command Line Interface

Clock

Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor; techonolgy used for constructing digital logic circuits

Communication Port

Computer-on-Module Express; highly-integrated computer module for use on a dedicated baseboard

Complex Programmable Logic Device

Common Public Radio Interface - interface of base stations between the Radio Equipment Controllers (REC) to local or remote radio units, known as Radio Equipment (RE)

Central Processing Unit

Cooling Unit

Digital-Analog Converter

Debug

Direct Current

Dual Display Interface

Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron; German national research center

Dynamic Houst Configuration Protocol

Dual Inline Package Switch

Direct memory Access

Dynamic RAM

also: T1; PDH signal – data rate 1.554 Mbit/s; 1st multiplex level of SDH North America

also: T3; PDH signal – data rate 44.736 MbACit/s; 3rd multiplex level of SDH North America

Digital Signal Processor

Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

Digital Visual Interface

electronic keying, used in ATCA and MTCA systems, replacing the mechanical keying as used i.e. with cPCI

PDH signal – data rate 2.048 Mbit/s; 1st multiplex level of SDH Europe

PDH signal – data rate 34.368 Mbit/s; 3rd multiplex level of SDH Europe

Error Correcting Code

Ethernet Control Interface

Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM

Enhanced Full Rate, audio compression format for wireless applications, based on ACELP

Electromagnetic Compatibility

Electromagnetic Interference

Embedded Multimedia Card

Enhanced Module Management Controller

RTM independent from a front side module; requires LLRF-Backplane

Electro-Static Discharge

Extended Serial SONET/SDH Interface

Ethernet for Control Automation Technology

Fabric Clock

Forward Error Correction

Non-Volatile Memory

Free Electron LASer - DESY facility

FPGA Mezzanine Card; I/O mezzanine board for use in combination with an FPGA carrier module

Field Programmable Gate Array

Floating-Point Unit

Field Replaceable Unit

File Transfer Protocol

Geographic Address

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Media Independent Interface

Ground

General Purpose Input/Output

Global Positioning System

Graphics Processing Unit

Global System for Mobile Communication; 2G

Gigabit Transceiver

Graphical User Interface

Timeslot Interchange Bus

High Speed Current Steering Logic

Hard Disk Drive

High-Level Data Link Control

High Definition Multimedia Interface

Hot Plug

High Pincount Connector (FMC modules)

Hardware Platform Interface

Hardware Platform Management

Hot Swap

Internal TDM, standardized by PICMG SFP.1, defines a multiplexed voice over packet protocol that is optimized for Voice LANs and Packet Backplanes. Refer to www.picmg.org for details.

Input / Output

Inter-Integrated Circuit

Identifier

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Internet Protocol

Intelligent Platform Management Bus, I²C-Type

dual-redundant A/B local IPMB

non-redundant local IPMB

IPM Controller, e.g. MCH CPU

Intelligent Platform Management Interface

Internet Protocol Security

Interrupt Request

PDH signal – data rate 1.544 Mbit/s; 1st multiplex level of SDH Japan

Java Runtime Environment

JTAG Switch Module

Joint Test Action Group

Local Area Network

pair of differential Tx and Rx wires or backplane tracks; related lanes are denoted as 'port'

Light Emitting Diode

Line Interface

Line Interface Unit

Low Latency Links

Low Latency Radio Frequency (Backplane), also µRTM-Backplane

Load Module

Local Oscillator

Low Pincount Connector (FMC modules)

Least Significant Bit

Long Term Evaluation; 4G (LTE+)

Look-up Table

Low Voltage Differential Signalling

Multipoint LVDS

(Massive) Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output; ability to simultaneously receive and transmit data over multiple interfaces

Media Access Control

Memory Chip Controller

MTCA Carrier Hub

RTM connected to its dedicated MCH

MTCA Carrier Management Controller

Micro Controller Unit

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System

Micro Secure Digital Memory Card

Module Management Controller

Module Management Unit

Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor

also: MTP; Multiple-Fiber Push-On/Pull-off - Optical Fiber Connector

Multiprocessor SoC

Magnetoresistive RAM

Most Significant Bit

also MicroTCA or µTCA; Micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture

MTCA base specification by PICMG - defines a system architecture that uses AMCs plugged directly into a backplane without modifications. www.picmg.org

Air Cooled Rugged MTCA specification by PICMG - defines Ruggedized version of MTCA for exterior and mobile communications applications. www.picmg.org

Hardened Air Cooled MTCA by PICMG - Expands the market for MTCA into commercial and military ruggedized applications. www.picmg.org

Hardened Conduction Cooled MTCA by PICMG - expands the market for MTCA into commercial and military ruggedized applications. www.picmg.org

MTCA Enhancements for Rear I/O and Precision Timing by PICMG - defines an AMC and a corresponding µRTM module set for rear I/O along with an appropriate MTCA shelf. www.picmg.org

also: MTO; Multiple-Fiber Push-On/Pull-off - Optical Fiber Connector

Multiplexer

also: STM4; SDH signal – 622.08 Mbit/s equivalent to STS12

also: STM1; SDH signal – 155.52 Mbit/s equivalent to STS3

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Object Identifier Tree

Organic LED

Operational Amplifier

Operating System

PCI (Telecom) Mezzanine Card

Peer-to-Peer

Power Amplification / Amplifier

Phase Alternating Line – Colour encoding system for analog TV

Printed Circuit Board

Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCI Express

Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

Power Factor Correction

Physical Layer Device

PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturer Group; www.picmg.org

Passive Intelligent Port Extenders

Programmable Logic

Phase-Locked Loop

Power Module

Power Management Bus

Combination of related lanes

Processor AMC

Processing System

Public Switched Telephone Network

Precision Timing Module

Precision Time Protocol

Pulse-Width Modulation

Quad Data Rate Static RAM

Quality of Service

Quad SPI

Reduced (Gigabit) Media Independent Interface

Read / Write

RAdio Detection and Ranging

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

Random Access Memory

Reset Configuration Word

Radio Frequency

Reduced Instruction Set Computing

Reduced Latency DRAM

Remote Management Control Protocol

Rear MMC

Radio Network Controller

Read Only Memory

Rear Power Module

Two-wire serial interface

Real Time Clock

Rear Transition Module

Real-Time Transport Protocol

Receiver

Serial Attached SCSI

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

Small Computer System Interface

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

Serial Digital Interface

Software Defined Radio

Sensor Data Repository

Synchronous Dynamic RAM

System Event Log

Serializer / Deserializer

Smart Fan Tray Controller

Small Form-Factor Pluggable

System Fabric base specification by PICMG - defines a consistent method for carrying encapsulated TDM across any ATCA or MTCA transport as well as for PICMG 2.16; www.picmg.org

I-TDM base specification by PICMG - defines an Internal TDM (I-TDM) multiplexed voice over packet protocol that is optimized for Voice LANs and Packet Backplanes, www.picmg.org

Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface

Subscriber Identity Module

Shelf Manager

System Management Bus

SubMiniature version A

SubMiniature version B

Surface Mounted Device

Shared Management Power

System Management Software

Simple Network Management Protocol

(Simple) Network Time Protocol

System on a Chip; complete computer with PL/PS in one intergrated circuit

Synchronous Optical Networking

Serial Peripheral Interface (FLASH)

Static RAM

Serial Rapid I/O; www.rapidio.org

Spread Spectrum Clock

Solid State Drive

Secure Shell, cryptographic network protocol

Synchronous Transfer Mode

also: OC3; SDH signal – 155.52 Mbit/s; equivalent to STS3

also: OC12; SDH signal – 622.08 Mbit/s; equivalent to STS12

also: DS1; PDH signal – data rate 1.554 Mbit/s; 1st multiplex level of SDH North America

also: DS3; PDH signal – data rate 44.736 Mbit/s; 3rd multiplex level of SDH North America

Telecom Clock

Transmission Control Protocol

Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator

Time Division Multiplex

Time Slot Interchanger

Transistor-Transistor Logic

Transmitter

Universal Bootloader

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; 3G

Universal Serial Bus

Volt Alternating Current

Voltage Controlled Oven Compensated Crystal Oscillator

Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator

VMEbus International Trade Association; www.vita.com

Virtual LAN

Versa Module Eurocard

Voice over IP

Virtual Private Network

Computer Bus Standard - VME, PCI, eXtents

Wide Area Network

Wireless Fidelity - Wireless Network

White Rabbit; Bridged Local Area Network with VLANs (IEEE 802.1Q) that uses Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) to interconnect switches and nodes, and the Precision Time Protocol (PTP, IEEE 1588-2008) to synchronize them.

'by 1 / 4 / 8 / 16' - often used to classify the bandwidth of a link in units of used lanes

10 GbE (via 4x 3.125 GB/s)

X-Ray Free Electron Laser - DESY facility

Switch Memory Card; direct derivates of PMCs, support a PCI(e) bus structur

Family name for ATCA and MTCA