Why does this matter operationally?
Automation
The use of software-defined logic, AI inference, and closed-loop control to remove human decision-making from routine or time-critical operations. Connectivity is the prerequisite for automation — data must move reliably before any automated response can be trusted.
298 terms
Industrial Interoperability Standard
An industrial interoperability standard is a formal specification that defines how industrial systems exchange data, commands, or status in a compatible way. It is used to ensure equipment and software…
Regulatory & Compliance
Industrial IoT
The application of internet-connected sensors, devices, and data pipelines to industrial operations — including process monitoring, equipment condition sensing, and asset tracking — under deployment conditions and reliability requirements distinct…
Concept/Framework
Industrial Protocol Gateway
An industrial protocol gateway is a device or software function that converts, mediates, or brokers communication between industrial protocols and higher-level systems.
Concept/Framework
Infrastructure As Code
Infrastructure As Code is a method of defining and managing infrastructure through files and automation, expressing servers, networks, storage, policies, and related resources in declarative or scripted form so the…
Operations
Intent Based Networking
Intent Based Networking is a network management approach that translates declared business or operational intent into network configuration and policy. It automates network behavior from stated goals.
Software
Interior Gateway Protocol
An Interior Gateway Protocol is a routing protocol used to exchange reachability information within a single network domain. It helps routers choose internal paths and converge on a shared view…
Protocol
Interlock System
Interlock System is a safety or control system that prevents an action from occurring unless specified conditions are satisfied. It enforces safe sequencing and readiness.
Operations
IoT Device Management
The operational practices and platform capabilities for provisioning, configuring, updating, monitoring, and decommissioning connected devices across a fleet, encompassing identity assignment, firmware update orchestration, health and status monitoring, and remote…
Operations
IoT Platform
A software system that ingests, stores, processes, and exposes data from connected devices at scale, providing device management, data pipeline, analytics, and application integration capabilities above the underlying connectivity and…
Software
ISAC
A research direction exploring how existing cellular communication signals and infrastructure could simultaneously perform radar-like environmental sensing — detecting object position, movement, or presence — without requiring dedicated separate sensing…
Concept/Framework