Why does this matter operationally?
Security
The set of controls, protocols, and architectures that protect connectivity infrastructure from unauthorised access, interception, and disruption. In industrial and remote environments, security must account for both IT threats and the operational consequences of a compromised control path.
195 terms
Error Detection
Error Detection is the process of identifying whether data has been altered or corrupted. It is used to confirm that information arrived intact.
Protocol
Ethernet Frame
Ethernet Frame is the structured data unit carried at the Ethernet data-link layer. It contains addressing, payload, and integrity information for local delivery.
Protocol
Fail-Operational System
Fail-Operational System is a system designed to continue operating after a fault, often with reduced capability rather than immediate shutdown. It preserves operation through failure conditions.
Operations
Federated Learning
Federated Learning is a distributed machine learning training approach in which a shared model is trained collaboratively across multiple decentralized devices or sites, each using its own local data, with…
Concept/Framework
Field Communications
Field Communications is the communications environment and practice used by personnel operating away from fixed infrastructure to support deployed communications in the field.
Operations
Firewall
A firewall is a hardware or software control that evaluates network traffic against policy rules and allows, denies, or logs flows accordingly.
Concept/Framework
Firmware Management
Firmware Management is the control of firmware versions, updates, rollout, compatibility, and recovery for devices and embedded systems.
Software
Flag State Regulatory Compliance
Flag State Regulatory Compliance is the requirement to operate a vessel in accordance with the rules and regulations of its flag state, governing Maritime operational compliance.
Regulatory & Compliance
Frequency Hopping
Frequency Hopping is the periodic change of carrier frequency according to a predefined or adaptive sequence.
Protocol
Geofencing
The definition of a virtual geographic boundary that triggers an automated action when a tracked asset's GNSS-derived position crosses it, providing boundary enforcement without requiring a physical barrier.
Concept/Framework