Glossary Of Terms

Terms and definitions used by REM.

Administrator (User)

The top-level user privilege set - no functions of REM ES are restricted. This amounts to the same as an Operational user's privileges, plus the ability to manage users and alter system settings.See also: Help Desk (User), Operational (User), User

Alarm Event

A system message that indicates that a monitored parameter has exceeded an Alarm Point.See also: Alarm Point

Alarm Point

Values at which an Alarm or Clear Event is generated by the system. Thresholds are set for Critical Low (low reading Alarm), Warning Low (low reading Pre Alarm), Warning High (high reading Pre Alarm), Critical High (high reading Alarm), Rate of Change Warning (Rate of Change Pre Alarm) and Rate of Change Critical (Rate of Change Alarm). Thresholds are not sensor, vendor or hardware specific, but apply to Gross Types.See also: Alarm Event, Alarm Point Profile, PreAlarm

Alarm Point Profile

Records of acceptable rate of change, Thresholds and Severities applied to the readings received by the REM-ES. These profiles can be applied to the appropriate sensors on an individual level, or by groups up to the entire network.See also: Alarm Point, Gross Type, Severity, Zone

Appliance

A combined hardware and software solution, with a dedicated task.