Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations

The following list defines the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this tutorial and the MIL-STD-1553B standard.

Acronym	Definition
AEIS	Aircraft/Store Electrical Interconnection System (MIL-STD-1760)
ASI	Aircraft Station Interface
BC	Bus Controller
BIT	Built-In Test
BM	Bus Monitor
COTS	Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
CSI	Carriage Store Interface
CSSI	Carriage Store Station Interface
dB	Decibel
DC	Direct Current
EMC	Electromagnetic Compatibility
IC	Integrated Circuit
LRU	Line Replaceable Unit
LSB	Least Significant Bit
Mbps	Megabits per second
MHz	Megahertz
MIL-HDBK	Military Handbook
MIL-STD	Military Standard
MSB	Most Significant Bit
MSI	Mission Store Interface
MT	Monitor Terminal
NRZ	Non-Return-to-Zero
RT	Remote Terminal
SAE	Society of Automotive Engineers
SPI	Serial Peripheral Interface
T/R	Transmit/Receive
TDM	Time Division Multiplexing
STP	Shielded Twisted Pair
Z₀	Characteristic Impedance

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