Why does this matter operationally?
Scalability
The ability of a connectivity architecture to accommodate growth in users, devices, data volume, or geographic coverage without requiring fundamental redesign. Scalable systems expand incrementally and maintain performance characteristics as load increases.
269 terms
Crosslink Routing
Crosslink Routing is the routing of traffic between peers or nodes that connect directly to each other rather than through a central hub, using direct inter-node paths.
Protocol
Data Aggregation Node
Data Aggregation Node is a device or system that collects multiple data streams and combines them into a consolidated flow or dataset. It reduces fragmentation of incoming data.
Software
Data Historian Ingestion Rate
Data Historian Ingestion Rate is the maximum rate at which a historian system accepts and stores incoming operational data, expressed as write throughput (samples, tags, or events per second).
Operations
Data Lake
Data Lake is a storage architecture that holds large volumes of raw or lightly processed data in a centralized repository for later use and analysis, supporting flexible data reuse across…
Software
Data Plane
Data Plane is the part of a network or system that handles the actual movement or processing of traffic once a control decision has been made.
Operations
Datalink Communications
The category of digital, text-based communication systems exchanging messages, clearances, and operational data between aircraft and ground systems — air traffic control and airline operations — as an alternative or…
Concept/Framework
Deep Learning
Deep Learning is a machine learning method that uses neural networks with multiple hidden layers to learn hierarchical representations from data and produce predictions, classifications, detections, or generated outputs.
Concept/Framework
Demultiplexing
Demultiplexing is the process of separating multiplexed data streams or signals into their original individual components.
Protocol
DERMS
A software platform providing monitoring, coordination, and dispatch capability for distributed energy resources — solar, storage, EV charging, and other grid-edge assets — across a utility's service territory, extending grid…
Software
DHCP
A protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other network configuration parameters to devices joining a network, leasing addresses for a defined period rather than permanently, eliminating the need for…
Protocol