ACL

Access Control List

Lists the users and permissions for system access.

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

This security algorithm encrypts and decrypts data using the same encryption key. Workload Orchestrator uses this standard to enforce privacy controls on each device and connection.

BPM

Business Process Management

This business solution focuses on optimization of business processes and workflows.

CNC

Computer Numerical Control

This pre-programmed sequences of commands enables automation of machine tools.

CRM

Customer Relationship Management

This software manages a database of interactions with customers and potential customers.

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

This software integrates and manages core business functions/units in a shared database.

ETL

Extract, Transform, and Load

This data warehousing term refers to a process of extracting data from one source, transforming the data, and then storing it in another database.

IPSO

Internet Protocol for Smart Objects

This security standard for data transmission (RFC 1108) promotes IoT device interoperability to enable “smart object” capabilities. See IPSO Object Reference Guide and DeviceHub OMA Binding.

LwM2M

Lightweight Machine to Machine

The lightweight IoT device management protocol from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is designed for sensor networks. See OMA LightweightM2M (LwM2M) Object and Resource Registry.

This system tracks the processes, data, and outcomes–from raw materials to finished goods–of a manufacturing process. This includes such things as materials tracking, management of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and resource scheduling.

MQTT

Message Queuing Telemetry Transport

This lightweight messaging protocol uses a publish-subscribe method for connecting to sensors and devices.

NTP

OAuth 2.0, an open standard for authorization and authentication, can be configured in Workload Orchestrator. Other authorization methods supported in Workload Orchestrator, include:

• Query Auth (a method of signing API requests with a key)
• Header Auth (HTTP authorization header)

OPC

Open Platform Communications

Standard interface used to communicate with industrial devices. Legacy solutions used this standard for accessing devices. As manufacturing systems evolved, a new interoperability standard, OPC UA, was developed by the OPC Foundation.

OTA

Over-the-Air

Over-the-Air updates facilitate device firmware updates. OTA refers to the methods for distributing software, configuration settings, and even updating encryption keys. See OT Link Platform IIoT Security.

PaaS

Platform as a Service

HPE offers Workload Orchestrator, a cloud platform (PaaS) that provides connectivity with IoT systems to collect data that enables device monitoring and management.

PLC

Programmable Logic Controller

A specialized small computer with a built-in optimized operating system used in industrial machines and sensors.

RBAC

Role-Based Access Control

Enables customization of access control lists, which define who can access data, based on their assigned roles.

This approach to building systems focuses on business processes for which services need to be developed and supported. This is a departure from the development of systems that focus on hardware, software, and networking resources.

TFA

Two Factor Authentication

Adds an extra layer of security for user logins. See Two-Factor Authentication.

The Company enforces domain-level isolation with a separate Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and an Access Control List (ACL).

• If you are a system integrator, a Company can be one of your clients.
• If you are an end user, a Company can be your own corporation.
• If you are a large corporation, a Company can be an individual business unit.

See Companies and Company Teams.

A Project is isolated in Workload Orchestrator with a separate Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and an Access Control List (ACL).

• If you are a system integrator, a Project can be one of your client company’s products.
• If you are an end user, a Project can be your own IoT initiative.
• If you are a large corporation, a Project can be an individual business unit’s IoT initiative.

See Create a Project for a Company.

A  Model defines the protocol and configuration used to connect to devices. Create a Device, based on a Model, to manage devices in Workload Orchestrator.

• Models and Devices are specific to a Project.
• The device model identifies how devices will communicate with Workload Orchestrator systems—that is, the protocol.
• Device models dictate a device’s configuration. Model types include: HTTP, HTTPS, MQTT, MQTTS, LWM2M, LWM2M with DTLS.
• Device models can also have custom data blocks.

See Workload Orchestrator Device Management.

• DeviceHub enables data collection from a physical device and sends the data to the cloud using the LWM2M protocol.
• DeviceHub's main purpose is to collect data from PLCs (Programmable Logic Controller), classify it by adding OMA tagging, and publish to a Message Broker subject for further distribution.

See DeviceHub Overview.

Flows enable you to visualize the data flow between nodes, which can be especially useful when troubleshooting connectivity. It provides a browser-based flow editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette. Flows then can be deployed to the run-time software in a single click. See OT Link Platform Flows.