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... 144 A P P E N D I X F Glossary of Terms & Acronyms AC Advisory Circular ACAMS Access Control and Alarm Monitoring Systems ACC Airport Communications Center ACM Airport Certification Manual. This is required as part of the airport's governmental operating certification.
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... Glossary of Terms & Acronyms 145 AO Operational Availability AOA Airport Operations Area AODB Airport operational database. Software that collects, processes, stores, and analyzes airport operation data, flight information, aircraft and passenger status, and other information used to manage airport and airline operations.
From page 146...
... 146 Guidance for Planning, Design, and Operations of Airport Communications Centers Centrex Central telephone exchange CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONOPS Concept of Operations Contrast The range of light and dark values in a picture or the ratio of maximum and minimum brightness. CSI Construction Standards Institute CUSS Common Use Self-Service.
From page 147...
... Glossary of Terms & Acronyms 147 Ethernet A local area network (LAN) protocol featuring a bus topology and a 10-megabit per second data transfer rate.
From page 148...
... 148 Guidance for Planning, Design, and Operations of Airport Communications Centers HSA Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107.296 §301, 116 Stat.
From page 149...
... Glossary of Terms & Acronyms 149 NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology; U.S. Department of Commerce; a primary standards development and issuance body.
From page 150...
... 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.
From page 151...
... 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)

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