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Siemens Application Note
Smart Infrastructure
Term Explanation
SI Smart Infrastructure – Siemens Division
SMB
Server Message Block is an application layer network protocol, mainly used for provid-
ing shared access to files.
SMC
The System Management Console is a stand-alone tool that initializes a new project,
restores a project, and configures system-wide settings such as history database,
system users and web server parameters.
System Management Console provides the user interface to configure and administer
the system and host field system drivers. The server hosts the project to monitor and
control the facility including runtime data. Projects are managed by the System Man-
agement Console.
SQL
Structured Query Language is a domain-specific language used in programming and
designed for managing data held in a relational database management system
(RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system
(RDSMS
SSH
Secure Shell is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services se-
curely over an unsecured network
SSL
Secure Sockets layer is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security
over a computer network.
TLS
Transport Layer Security is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communica-
tions security over a computer network. Several versions of the protocols find wide-
spread use in applications such as web browsing, email, instant messaging, and voice
over IP (VoIP). Websites can use TLS to secure all communications between their
servers and web browsers.
TRCA Is Windows Trusted Root Certificates Authorities
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/trusted-root-
certification-authorities-certificate-store
UAC
User Account Control is a technology and security infrastructure that aims to improve
the security of Microsoft Windows by limiting application software to standard user
privileges until an administrator authorizes an increase or elevation. In this way, only
applications trusted by the user may receive administrative privileges, and malware
should be kept from compromising the operating system.
VAP Value added partner - Solution Partner
VLAN
A ‘Virtual Local Access Network’ is any broadcast domain that is partitioned and iso-
lated in a computer network.
VPN
A ‘Virtual Private Network’ extends a private network across a public network, and
enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their
computing devices were directly connected to the private network.
XBAP
XAML Browser Applications (XBAP, pronounced "ex-bap") are Windows Presentation
Foundation (.xbap) applications that are hosted and run inside a web browser such as
Firefox or Internet Explorer.
XAML Extensible Application Markup Language is a declarative XML-based language devel-
oped by Microsoft that is used for initializing structured values and objects
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a markup language that defines a set of rules for
encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable.