Article #3452 - Glossary of Acronyms Q - U

The following abbreviations are used in the GridWise™ KnowledgeBase

A - E F - K L - P Q - U V - Z

RDF

Resource Description Framework (W3C)

REQ

Retail Electric Quadrant (NAESB)

RGQ

Retail Gas Quadrant (NAESB)

RNBD

RosettaNet Business Dictionary

RNIF

RosettaNet Implementation Framework

RTO

Regional Transmission Organization

RTU

Remote Terminal Unit (SCADA Controls)

SAS

Substation Automation System (IEC TC57)

SC

Sub-Committee

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

SCC

Standards Coordinating Committees (IEEE-SA)

SDO

Standards Developing Organizations

SIDMS

System Interfaces for Distribution Management Systems (IEC TC57

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol (W3C)

SPAG

Strategic Policy Advisory Group (IEC TC57)

SPC

Standards Project COmmittees (ASHRAE)

STEP

Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (ISO)

SWIFT

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (ISO)

TASE.2

Telecontrol Application Service Element 2 (IEC TC57)

TBG

International Trade and Business Process Group (UN/CEFACT)

TC

Technical Committees

TCP/IP

Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (IETF)

TIA

Telecommunications Industry Association

TMG

Techniques and Methodologies Group (UN/CEFACT)

TMN

Telecommunications Management Network (ATIS)

UBL

Universal Business Language (OASIS)

UCA

Utility Communications Architecture (IEC TC57)

UCC

Uniform Code Council Inc.

UDDI

Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (OASIS)

UIG

Utility Industry Group

UL

Underwriter's Laboratory

UMM

UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology

UML

Unified Modeling Language (OMG)

UN/CEFACT

United Nations Center for Trade Facilitation

UNSPSC

Unitied Nactions Standard Products and Services Code(R) (UN/CEFACT)

URI

Uniform Resource Identifiers (W3C)

US TAG

United States Technical Advisory Group (to international standards organizations)

Last Modified: 2006-05-24