Aclara Power-Line Systems Inc. Y72553-1 Manuale Utente

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See Automatic Meter Reading.

Electronic accumulation and transport of meter data.

See Central Control Equipment.

See Customer Information System.

Computer and related components installed at the utility’s central office. These components 

include the TWACS Net Server (TNS) and communication equipment connecting the TNS 

system with Level 2 Substation Communications Equipment (SCE).

A utility central office application that maintains customer data. This customerily includes 

account, premise, and contact information.

A device that encodes or converts the position of metering dials (normally used in water 

meters) into an electrical signal for subsequent processing and transmission.

Electric Meter Transceiver (EMTR)
An electronic communication device that transmits and receives using RF transmission.
EMTR

See Electric Meter Transceiver.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States 

government agency, directly responsible to Congress, and is charged with regulating interstate 

and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. Among its 

duties, the FCC is responsible for rating personal computers and other electronic equipment as 

either Class A or Class B. The ratings indicate how much radiation a particular device emits.

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