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150 Guidance for Planning, Design, and Operations of Airport Communications Centers SAN Storage Area Network SCIP Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan. Workshops are provided by the U.S. DHS to create locally driven, multi- jurisdictional, and multidisciplinary statewide plans to enhance emergency communications. SIT Site Installation Testing SLA Service level agreement SMR Specialized Mobile Radio SOC Security Operations Center. The focal point for airport security monitoring, command and control (C2) and communications functions relative to security operations. In larger airports, this is often physically separate from other operations; smaller airports often include the security function in an AOC. SOP Standard Operating Procedure SQT System Qualiï¬cation Testing SSI Sensitive Security Information TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet. TCP/IP uses several protocols, the two main ones being TCP and IP. TIA Telecommunications Industry Association TSA Transportation Security Administration TVA Threat and Vulnerability Assessment UHF Ultra-High Frequency UL Underwriterâs Laboratories. A testing laboratory that develops standards and test procedures for materials, components, assemblies, tools, equipment, and procedures, chieï¬y dealing with product safety and utility. UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply User Any person who interacts directly with a computer system. User Interface The part of an application that the user works with. User interfaces can be text driven, such as DOS, or graphical, such as Windows.
Glossary of Terms & Acronyms 151 VCIN An automated, high-speed communications system that interfaces with computerized databases at the National Crime Information Center, National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, FAA, and other federal and state agencies. VHF Very High Frequency VLAN Virtual LAN VMS Video Management System VoIP Voice Over IP VPN Virtual Private Network WAN Wide Area Network Wi-Fi A common term for wireless local area networks (LANs) that conform to IEEE 802.11 standards WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
