| ACSI | Abstract communication service interface |
| APPID | Application identifier |
| CID | Configured IED description |
| COM600S | Substation Management Unit. An all-in-one communication gateway, automation platform and user interface solution for utility and industrial distribution substations. |
| COMTRADE | Common format for transient data exchange for power systems. Defined by the IEEE Standard. |
| CTRL | Control logical device |
| Data set | The content basis for reporting and logging containing references to the data and data attribute values |
| DR | Disturbance recorder |
| EMC | Electromagnetic compatibility |
| Ethernet | A standard for connecting a family of frame-based computer networking technologies into a LAN |
| FTP | File transfer protocol |
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GCB |
1. GOOSE control block 2. Generator circuit breaker |
| GoCB | GOOSE control block |
| GOOSE | Generic Object-Oriented Substation Event |
| HMI | Human-machine interface |
| ICD | IED capability description |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEC 61850 | International standard for substation communication and modeling |
| IEC 61850-8-1 | A communication protocol based on the IEC 61850 standard series |
| IED | Intelligent electronic device |
| IET600 | Integrated Engineering Toolbox |
| LD0 | Logical device zero (0) |
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| LHMI | Local human-machine interface |
| LLN0 | Logical node zero (0) |
| LN | Logical node |
| MAC | Media access control |
| MicroSCADA | Substation automation system |
| Multicast address | An identifier for a group of hosts that have joined a multicast group |
| PCM600 | Protection and Control IED Manager |
| RCB | Report control block |
| SCADA | Supervision, control and data acquisition |
| SCD | Substation configuration description |
| SCL | XML-based system configuration description language defined by IEC 61850 |
| SI | Sensor input |
| TAL | Time allowed to live |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| VLAN | Virtual LAN |
| XML | Extensible markup language |