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ABKÜRZUNGEN (Englisch)

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A

ACB   Accredited Certification Body (bezogen auf ECM)

AEB   Automatic Emergency Braking

AI   Artificial Intelligence

​AENOR   Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación

AFNOR   Association Française de Normalisation

ALARP   As Low As Reasonable Practical

ALM      Application Lifecycle Management

ANSSI   French Cybersecurity Agency

APOM   Authorization for the Placing on the Market

APIS      Authorization for the Placing in Service

APM      Automated People Mover

ARAF    Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires

AsBo    Assessment Body

ASC     Anti-Skid Control

ASIC    Application Specific Integrated Circuits

ASPM  Automatic Stopping Point Management

ASR   Additional Speed Restriction

ATC   Automatic Train Control

ATO   Automatic Train Operation

ATP   Automatic Train Protection

ATS   Automatic Train Supervision

B

BCDR  Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

BCU     Brake Control Unit

BEMU  Battery Electric Multiple Unit

BEU      Bundesstelle für Eisenbahnunfalluntersuchung

BI          Basic Integrity

BIA       Business Impact Analysis (Cybersecurity)

BL         Baseline

BLA      Brandlöschanlage
BMA     Brandmeldeanlage

BMS     Bearing Monitoring System

BOM    Bill of Materials

BMU    Bi-mode Multiple Unit

Bo-Bo  Axle configuration with two bogies, each having two individually powered wheel-sets

BOStrab    Trams Regulation for Construction & Operation

BS         British Standard 

BTM     Balise Transmission Module

C

CA       Conformity Assessment

CAPA  Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions

CAS    Collision Avoidance System

CBI     Computer Based Interlocking

CBTC  Communication Based Train Control

CCF    Common-Cause Failure

CC       Control Centre

CCO    CCS Onboard

CCS     Command Control and Signalling

CCT     CCS Trackside

CCU    Core Control Unit

CEN    European Committee for Standardisation

CfU     Conditions for use of the vehicle and other restrictions

CLP     Checklist Point

CoP     Code of Practice (CSM-RA)

COTS   Commercial Out of The Shelf

CR       Change Request

CRS     Cybersecurity Requirements Specification

CSI       Common Safety Indicators

CSM    Common Safety Methods

CSMS  Cybersecurity Management System

CST     Common Safety Targets

CTC     Conventional Train Control (Circuit diagram)

D

DAC     Digital Axle Counter

DAC     Digital Automatic Coupling

DAkkS Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle

DB      Deutsche Bahn

DBV    Driver's Brake Valve

DCS    Distributed Control System

DCU   Door Control Unit

DDEMU   Double-Decker Electrical Multiple Units

DDU     Driver Display Units

DeBo    Designated Body

DEMU  Diesel Electric Multiple Unit

DMI      Driver Machine Interface

DMS     Documents Management System

DMU    Diesel Multiple Unit

DOORS   Requirements Management Tool (IBM®)

DosTo Doppelstock-Zug

DoV     Declaration of Verification

DPF     Derailment Prevention Function

DRP     Disaster Recovery Plan

DSA     Digital Services Act

DSD     Driver Safety Device

DVD     Driver’s Vigilance Device

E

EAL     Evaluation Assurance Level

EB       Emergency Brake

EBA    Eisenbahn-Bundesamt

E/E/PE  Electrical / Electronic / Programmable Electronic

ECM   Entity in Charge of Maintenance

EDB    Electrodynamic Brake

EMC  Electro Magnetic Compatibility

EMU  Electric Multiple Unit

EN     European Norm

ENE   Energy (TSI)

ENISA  EU Agency for Network and Information Security

EPSF National Safety Authority in France

ERA   European Union Agency for Railways

ERATV   ERA Register of Authorized Types of Vehicles

ERTMS   European Rail Traffic Management System

ERE    Explicit Risk Estimation (CSM-RA)

ESC    ETCS System Compatibility

ETA   Event Tree Analysis

ETCS  European Train Control System

ETSI   European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EUC   Equipment Under Control

EUCC European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme on Common Criteria

EUV   Eisenbahn-Unfalluntersuchungsverordnung

EVC   European Vital Computer

EVN   European Vehicle Number

F

FAI      First Article Inspection

FAIR   First Article Inspection Report

FAS     Fire Alarm System

FFT     Functional Fault Tree

FIT      Failures in Time

FMECA    Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis

FMS   Fleet Management System

FoC   First-of-Class-Vehicles 

FOT    Federal Office of Transport (Switzerland)

FPGA  Field-Programmable Gate Arrays

FRMCS    Future Railway Mobile Communication System

FRS    Functional Requirements Specification

FS       Full Supervision (ETCS)

FTA    Fault Tree Analysis

FuSi  Funktionale Sicherheit

FZG   Fahrzeug

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G

GAMAB   Overall At Least Equally Good (French)

GASC       Generic Application Safety Case

GFV          Go For Validation

GPSC       Generic Product Safety Case

GSM-R    Global System for Mobile Communication – Rail

GoA         Grade of Automation

GRMC     Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

H

HARA     Hazard and Risk Analysis

HAZID     Hazard Identification

HCMU     Hydrogen-Combustion Multiple Unit

HEMU     Hydrogen Electric Multiple Unit

HL            Hazard Log

HMI         Human Machine Interface

HOM       Homologation

HSR         High-Speed Railways

HS2          High Speed Two - high speed line connecting London with the Midlands and the North

HSE         Health, Safety, and Environment

HST         High Speed Trains

HVAC     Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

 

I

​IAC     Identification and Authentication Control

ICE     Intercity-Express

ICT      Information and Communications Technology

IEC     International Electrotechnical Commission

ISA      Independent Safety Assessor

INF     Infrastructure (TSI)

ISMS   Information Security Management System

ISR     Inspection Report (Assessment Body)

ISV     Intermediate Statement of Verification

J - K

Jama Anforderungsmanagement Tool (Jama Connect)

JRU    Juridical Recording Unit

JU       Joint Undertaking

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​KI        Künstliche Intelligenz

KPI     Key Performance Indicator

 

L

LCC     Life-Cycle Costs

LNTC  ETCS Level NTC

LoBR  List of Basic Parameters

LOC    Locomotives

LRV     Light Railway Vehicle

LSE     Lead Safety Engineer

LSTM  ETCS Level STM

LZB     Linienförmige Zugbeeinflussung​

 

M

MCB    Main Circuit Breaker

MCU    Microcontroller Unit

MEM    Minimum Endogenous Mortality

MMS    Maintenance Management System

MoU     Memorandum of Understanding

MTBF   Mean Time Between Failures

MTTF   Mean Time To Failure

MTTR   Mean Time to Repair 

MVB     Multifunction Vehicle Bus

N

NANDO   New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations

NBUE   Notbremsüberbrückung

NB-Rail   Coordination Group of NoBos for Railways

NEA     Notein- und Notausstiegfenstern

NIDS    Network Intrusion Detection System

NIS       Network and Information Security

NNTR  Notified National Technical Rules

NoBo  Notified Body

NC      Normally Closed (safety relevant contact)

NCR    Non-Conformance Report

NO      Normally Open (safety relevant contact)

NOI     Noise (TSI)

NMS   Network Monitoring System

NRD   National Reference Document

NSA    National Safety Authority

NTC    National Train Control

NTR    National Technical Rules

NVR    National Vehicle Register

O

O & M   Operation and Maintenance

OBU     On-Board Unit

OCC     Operation Control Centre

OEM     Original Equipment Manufacturer

OOU     Out of Use

OpCo   Operating Company

ORR     Office of Rail and Road (Great Britain)

OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSS      One-Stop Shop

OT        Operational Technology

OTM     On–Track Machine

OTX      Open Threat Exchange

P

PEP    Project Execution Plan

PFH    Probability of Dangerous Failure per Hour

PHA    Preliminary Hazard Analysis

PHL     Preliminary Hazard List

PIMS   Privacy Information Management System

PIP      Project Implementation Plan

PIS     Passenger Information System

PL       Performance Level (machinery safety)

PRD    Product Requirements Documents

PRM   Persons with Reduced Mobility (TSI)

PRS     Product Requirements Specification

PSD     Platform Screen Doors

PTO     Public Transport Operator

PZB     Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung

 

Q

QA       Quality Assurance

QC       Quality Control

QHSE  Quality, Health, Safety and Environment

QM      Quality Management 

QMP   Quality Management Plan

QMS    Quality Management System

R

RAC     Risk Acceptance Criterion

RAP     Risk Acceptance Principle

RAMS  Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety

RBC     Radio Block Centre (ETCS)

RBD    Reliability Block Diagram

RCA    Root Cause Analysis

RDD    Reference Document Database (ERA)

RFU     Recommendation For Use

RISC     Railway Interoperability and Safety Committee

RINF    Register of Infrastructure

RMP    Risk Management Process

RMR    Railway Mobile Radio

RMU    Regional Multiple Units

RP        Railway Package (EU)

RQC     Requirements Capture

RQM    Requirements Manager

RRC     Radio Remote Control

RRI      Route Related Information (ETCS)

RS        Similar Reference Systems (CSM-RA)

RSSB   Rail Safety And Standards Board (UK)

RST     Rolling Stock

RTM     Requirements Traceability Matrix

RU       Railway Undertaking

S

SAD      System Architecture Description

SAS       Sicherheitsanforderungsstufe

SAT       Site Acceptance Tests

SASC    Specific Application Safety Case

SAR      Safety Assessment Report

SecRAC   Security-Related Application Conditions

SIFA      Sicherheitsfahrschaltung

SIL        Safety Integrity Level

SIRF     Sicherheitsregelung Fahrzeug

SL         Security Level

SMS     Safety Management System

SN        System National Mode

SNV     Swiss Association for Standardization

SOC     Standard Operating Conditions

SR.       Staff Responsible Mode

SRAC   Safety-Related Application Conditions

SRS     System Requirements Specification

SRS     Similar Reference System

SRT     Safety in Railway Tunnels (TSI)

STM     Specific Transmission Module

SWQA   Software Quality Assurance

SWRS   Software Requirements Specification

T

TAB     Technische Aufsichtsbehörde

TARA   Threat and Risk Analysis (Cybersecurity)

TBD     To Be Defined

TC         Track Condition

TCMS   Train Control and Monitoring System

TCN     Train Communication Network

TCO     Traction Cut-Off

TCU     Traction Control Unit

TEN     Trans-European Network

TeSiP   Technischer Sicherheitsplan

TFFR    Tolerable Functional Failure Rate

THR     Tolerable Hazard Rate

TIMS    Train Integrity Monitoring System

TIRF     Tolerable Individual Risk of Fatality

TIU      Train Interface Unit

TRA      Threat Risk Assessment

TSI       Technical Specification for Interoperability

TSI CCS    TSI Zugsteuerung, Zugsicherung, Signalgebung

TSI L&P    TSI Fahrzeuge — Lokomotiven / Personenwagen

TSI NOI    TSI Fahrzeuge — Lärm

TSI WAG  TSI Fahrzeuge — Güterwagen

TSR     Technical Safety Report

U

UGTMS  Urban Guided Transport Management System

UIC        International Union of Railways

UITP      L‘Union Internationale des Transports Publics

UNI       Italian Standards Body

UNIFE  Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes

UPIC     User Programmable Integrated Circuits

UPS      Uninterruptible Power Supply

URS      User Requirements Specification

 

V

V&V     Verification and Validation

V2I      Vehicle -to-Infrastructure

VAL     Validation

VAPOM   Vehicle Authorization for Placing on Market

VCD     Vigilance Control Device

VDI      Verein Deutscher Ingenieure

VDS     Vehicle Design Specification

VDV     Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen

VER     Verification

VR       Vehicle Release

VTA     Vehicle Type Authorization​​​​

VUT     Vehicle Under Test

W

WAG   Wagen

WP      Work Programme

WSP    Wheel Slide Protection

WTB    Wired Train Bus

 

X - Y

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Z

ZSG      Zugsteuergerät

ZEMU  Zero Emission Multiple Unit

ZUB     Zugbeeinflussung

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