GE T1000 User Manual

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Chapter 1 – Introduction
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1.2 Nomenclature
Due to the technical nature of this manual, many special terms, abbreviations and
acronyms are used throughout the manual. Some of these terms are well-known
industry-specific terms while others may be special product-specific terms used by
GE Grid Solutions. The first instance of any acronym or term used in a particular
chapter is explained. In addition, a separate glossary is available on the GE website,
or from the GE contact centre.
We would like to highlight the following changes of nomenclature however:
 British English is used throughout this manual.
 The British term 'Earth' is used in favour of the American term 'Ground'.
1.3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
BC
Boundary Clock
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CoS
Class-of-Service
IEC TR 61850-90-
4
Communication networks and systems for power utility
automation - Part 90-4: Network engineering guidelines
UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
DST
Daylight Saving Time
DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
DNS
Domain Name Server
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
E2E
End-to-end
ECN
Explicit Congestion Notification
FCS
Frame Check Sequence

GE T1000 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	T1000
Category	Switch
Language	English