Acronyms
A
| AAR | After Action Report or After Action Review |
|
ABCS |
Army Battle Command System |
|
ASAS |
All Source Analysis System |
|
ATCCS |
Army Tactical Command and Control System |
|
ATEC |
Army Test and Evaluation Command |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
B
| BCTP | Battle Command Training Program |
C
| C2 Monitor | Command and Control |
| C4I | Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence |
| CBS | Corps Battle Simulation |
| CSSCS | Combat Service Support Control System |
| CES | Communications Emitter System |
| CMSP | Communications Mission Support Planner |
| COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
| CTF | Central Test Facility |
| CTSF | Central Technical Support Facility |
D
| DAUVS | Digital Army USMTF/VMF Stimulator |
| DCARS | Digital Collection Analysis and Review System |
| DCG | Data Collection Gateway |
| DCP | Data Collection Processor |
| DCS | Data Collection System |
| DCX | Division Capstone Exercise |
| DES | Data Encryption System |
| DIS | Distributed Interactive Simulation |
| DII COE | Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment |
| DITSCAP |
DoD Information Technology Security Certification
and Accreditation Process |
| DPN | Data Processing Node |
| DPU |
Data Processing Unit
|
| DTC | Developmental Test Command |
E
| E3 | Electromagnetic Environmental Effects |
| EC | Electronic Combat |
| EPLRS | Enhanced Position Location Reporting System |
| EW | Electronic Warfare |
F
| FBCB2 | Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below |
| FCS | Future Combat Systems |
| FDTE | Force Development T&E |
| FI2010 | Foundation Initiative 2010 |
| FT Field Test | Field Test |
G
| GCCS | Global Command and Control System |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GMU | GPS Multiport Unit |
| GPA | GPS Pulse Per Second Adapter |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPSIS | GPS Instrumentation System |
| GRETA | Graphical Real Time Analysis |
| GTOV | GPS Time On Video |
| GTT | GPS Tracker/Tactical Radio Enclosure |
H
| HF | High Frequency |
| HLA | High Level Architecture |
| HSLT | High Speed LAN Tap |
| HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
I
| IA | Information Assurance |
| IEWTPT | Intelligence Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer |
| IFDC | Improved Field Data Collector |
| ILMS | In Line Monitoring System |
| ILS | Integrated Logistics System |
| INC | Internet Controller |
| IOT&E | Initial Operational Test and Evaluation |
| ISA | Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISYSCON | Integrated Systems Control |
| IT | Information Technology |
J
| JANUS | no acronym |
| JEM | Jammer Emulation Module |
| JTRS | Joint Tactical Radio System |
| JVMF | Joint Variable Message Format |
K
L
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LUT | Limited User Test |
M
| MANPRINT | Manpower Personnel Integration |
| MCS | Maneuver Control System |
| MCREWS | Modular Covert Remote Electronic Warfare Simulator |
| MFDC | Multi Functional Data Collector |
| MINE | Multiple Inline Network Extraction |
| MSE | Mobile Subscriber Equipment |
N
| NIMA | National Imagery Mapping Agency |
| NOVA | Network Objects Visual Analyzer |
| NSC | National Simulation Center |
| NTC | National Training Center |
| NTDR | Near Term Digital Radio |
| NTSC | National Television System Committee |
O
P
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interface |
| PDC | PASS Data Collection Service (tool in RICS2) |
| PASS Monitor | Publish and Subscribe Service Monitor |
| PLS | Position Location System |
| PPP | Point to Point Protocol |
| PPS | Pulse Per Second |
Q
R
| RAM | Reliability, Availability, Maintainability |
| RBE | Realistic Battlefield Environment |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| (RICS)2 |
Remote Reconfigurable Intelligent Instrumentation to
Control, Collect, Stimulate and Simulate |
| ROVRS | Real-time Oriented Versatile Reporting System |
| RPWS | Role Player Work Station |
| RTA | Real Time Aggregator |
S
| SA | Situational Awareness |
| SA Monitor | Situational Awareness Monitor |
| SAS | Simulation Application Suite |
| SBU | Sensitive But Unclassified |
| SDC | Serial Data Collector (tool in RICS2) |
| SICPS | Standard Integrated Command Post Shelter |
| SINCGARS | Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System |
| SHF | Super High Frequency |
| SIP | SINCGARS Improvement Program |
| SOS | System of Systems |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |
| SSM | Simulation Support Module |
| STORM | Simulation Test Operations Rehearsal Model |
| SV | System Vehicle |
T
| T2P2 | Tenacious Timekeeper Position Plus |
| TCARS | Test Conduct and Reporting System |
| TCC | Test Control Center |
| T&E | Test & Evaluation |
| TBM | Theater Ballistic Missile |
| TGEN | Traffic Generator |
| TI | Tactical Internet |
| TIREM | Terrain Integrated Rough Earth Model |
| TOC | Tactical Operations Center |
| TOEL | Time Ordered Event List |
| TRE | Tactical Radio Enclosure |
| TSPI | Time Space Position Information |
U
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| USMTF | U.S. Message Text Format |
| UTC | Universal Time Code |
V
| VBEF | Virtual Battlefield Environment Facility |
| VEPG | Virtual Electronic Proving Ground |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| VMF | Variable Message Format |
| VPG | Virtual Proving Ground |
W
| WDC | WAN Date Collection service (tool in RICS2) |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WFX | Warfighter Exercise |
| WIN | Warfighter Information Network |
| WSMR | White Sands Missile Range |