CLC/TR 50531:2009

able 1 - Common items (continued)

No.

Term

Definition

Ref. publication

Year

Ref.

1.64

tamper detection

the detection of deliberate interference with an alarm system or part thereof

CLC/TS 50398

2002

3.30




EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.73




CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.54




EN 50136-1-1

1998

4.1.23 a

1.65

transmission path

a communication route used to convey information within the integrated alarm system

CLC/TS 50398

2002

3.31




EN 50136-1-1

1998

4.1.25




EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.77

1.66

video communication

colour or monochrome video information sent from source station to destination station

EN 50486

2008

3.2.3

a Renumbered reference per EN

50136-1-1:1998/A2:2008.




No.

Term

Definition

Ref. publication

Year

Ref.

2.01

access level

level of access to particular functions of an l&HAS

EN 50131-1

EN 50133-1

2006

1996

3.1.2

3.6

2.02

acknowledge

action of a user to accept an indication

CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.1

2.03

action

(relating to setting and unsetting) deliberate operation or act by the user which is part of the setting or unsetting procedure

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.1

2.04

active

state of a detector in the presence of a hazard

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.3

2.05

active detector

a detector capable of comparing input signals with pre-defined criteria (speed/frequency/amplitude/direction) prior to generating an alarm signal or message

CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.1

2.06

active period

period during which an alarm signal is present

EN 50131-1

CLC/TS 50131-3

2006

2003

3.1.2

3.1.3

2.07

alarm

a warning of the presence of a hazard to life, property or the environment

EN 50131-1

CLC/TS 50131-3

CLC/TS 50131-7

CLC/TS 50398

2006

2003

2003

2002

3.1.5

3.1.4

3.1.2

3.2

2.08

alarm company

organisation which provides services for alarm systems

CLC/TS 50131-7

EN 50131-1

2003

2006

3.1.4

3.1.7

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No.

Term

Definition

Ref. publication

Year

Ref.

2.09

alarm condition

a condition of an alarm system, or part thereof, which results from the response of the system to the presence of a hazard

CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.5




CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.5




CLC/TS 50398

2002

3.1.6




EN 50134-1

2002

3.9




EN 50134-2

1999

3.12




EN 50134-3

2001

3.13




EN 50136-1-1

1998

4.1.1 a




EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.8

2.10

alarm message

message conveying information regarding intruder, tamper or fault alarms

EN 50131-5-3

2005

3.1.1




CLC/TS 50136-4

2004

3.2.1

2.11

alarm notification

passing of an alarm condition to warning devices and/or alarm transmission systems

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.9




CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.6

2.12

alarm point

one or more detector(s) grouped together for the purpose of indication or processing

CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.7

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No.

Term

Definition

Ref. publication

Year

Ref.

2.13

alarm receiving centre

continuously manned centre to which information concerning the status of one or more alarm systems is reported

CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.3




EN 50136-1-1

2003

4.1.2 a




CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.8




CLC/TS 50398

2002

3.4




EN 50134-1

2002

3.2




EN 50134-3

2001

3.2




CLC/TS 50134-7

2003

3.2




EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.6

2.14

alarm signal

signal generated by a detection device

CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.9




CLC/TS 50134-7

2003

3.23

2.15

alarm system

an electrical installation which responds to the manual or automatic detection of the presence of

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.10



a hazard

CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.6




CLC/TS 50398

2002

3.7




EN 50136-1-1

1998

4.1.3а




CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.10

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No.

Term

Definition

Ref. publication

Year

Ref.

2.16

alarm transmission

equipment and network used to transfer information concerned with the state of one or more

CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.7


system

alarm systems to one or more alarm receiving centres






NOTE Transmission systems exclude local direct connections, i.e. interconnections between parts of an alarm system which do not require an interface to transform the alarm system information into a form

EN 50136-1-1

CLC/TS 50398

1998

4.1.7 a



suitable for transmission.

2002

3.9




EN 50134-1

2002

3.7




EN 50134-3

2001

3.10




CLC/TS 50134-7

2003

3.7




CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.10




EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.11

2.17

alert indication

an audible and/or visual indication, available at access level 1, when an l&HAS is in the unset state, indicating that further indication(s) are available to users at access levels 2, 3, or 4

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.12




CLC/TS 50136-4

2004

3.17

2.18

alternative power

power source capable of powering the system for a predetermined time when a prime power

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.13


source

source is unavailable

CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.12




EN 50131-6

2008

3.1.1

2.19

ancillary control equipment

equipment used for supplementary control purposes

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.14




CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.8




CLC/TS 50131-3

2003

3.1.13

2.20

application

alarm system, l&HAS, social alarm, CCTV, access control, fire systems eg. heating, air conditioning or lighting systems

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.15




CLC/TS 50398

2002

3.10

2.21

approach

separation distance between the two components of a detector that are being brought together

EN 50131-2-6

2008

3.1.4


distance/make distance

at which an intrusion signal or message is reversed




2.22

APS operating period

period during which the APS is supporting an l&HAS when the EPS has been lost

EN 50131-6

2008

3.1.2

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No.

Term

Definition

Ref. publication

Year

Ref.

2.23

as fitted document

document in which details of the IAS actually installed are recorded

CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.9

2.24

assigned band

frequency band within which the equipment is authorized to operate

EN 50131-5-3

2005

3.1.2

2.25

attenuation

degradation of the RF signal due to a change in the passive environment of the system after its installation (e.g. creation, relocation or reflection or absorption materials)

EN 50131-5-3

2005

3.1.3

2.26

authorisation

degradation of the RF signal due to a change in the passive environment of the system after its installation (e.g. creation, relocation or reflection or absorption materials)

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.16

2.27

authorisation codes

physical or logical keys which permit access to l&HAS functions

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.17

2.28

availability of interconnection

condition when an interconnection is capable of conveying a signal or message

EN 50131-1

2006

3.1.18

2.29

basic detection target

heat source designed to verify the operation of a detector

EN 50131-2-2

2008

3.1.1




EN 50131-2-3

2008

3.1.1




EN 50131-2-4

2008

3.1.1




EN 50131-2-5

2008

3.1.1

2.30

client

individual or corporate body responsible for acquiring the IAS

CLC/TS 50131-7

2003

3.1.12

2.31

collision

simultaneous transmissions from two or more RF communication devices belonging to the same system, of sufficient signal strength to cause corruption or obliteration of the RF signals

EN 50131-5-3

2005

3.1.4

2.32

collision rate

probability of two or more messages having part or all of their information coincident on the RF link leading to a collision

EN 50131-5-3

2005

3.1.5

2.33

combined passive infrared and microwave detector

detector of the broad-spectrum infrared emitted by a human being, with an active microwave emitter and detector installed in the same casing

EN 50131-2-4

2008

3.1.2

2.34

combined passive infrared and ultrasonic detector

detector of the broad-spectrum infrared radiation emitted by a human being, with an active ultrasonic emitter and receiver installed in the same housing

EN 50131-2-5

2008

3.1.2