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The prefix is 2 digit is used to quickly determine the network element type.  In bold prefixes already used.



PrefixDescription
vlVirtual Linux machine/server/cpu
plPhysical  Linux machine/server/cpu
vw Virtual Windows
pwPhysical Windows
dlDocker Linux
dwDocker Windows
swswitch
ililo
mvmotor controller
cccamera
scserial converter (i.e moxa)
dcdigital converter
acanalog converter
iogeneric i/o device
ososcilloscope
gdgeneric device (termother, sensors)
pspower supply
bdBeam instrumentation
fd Fluid device controllers
rdRF device
vd

Vacuum device

qd

Cryogenic device

un

undulator device

sd

Safety device, Radioprotection, Access System Convetional sagety


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This field should give additional information on the object functionality/family/type. In bold functionality/family/type already used. 

This information is up to the owner, but should recall the functionality of the object. 

Examples

Often a machine/docker/device has a particular functionality. Specify the functionality is the preferred extension that we use:


funtionality

Description
memMemory Cache generic (memcached/couchbase)
couchMemory Cache (couchbase)
dbGeneric Database
influxInfluxDB
sqlGeneric SQL
mysqlmysql/mariadb
mongoMongoDB
grafanagrafana
gd"gd" (generic device) termometer, actuators,sensors...
bpmBeam Position Monitor
ctr

Control (current in use in BTF)

mon

Monitoring, similar to grafana, but generic - (current in use)

dbndbs

Generic Database sql - (current in use)

Generic Database no sql - (current in use)

dev

Devil - (current in use)

co

Console Control Room - (current in use)



Often an object is instead identified by its the commercial name: 

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Often an object is instead identified by its functionality: 


family/type

Description
moxaFor moxa  ethernet to serial converters
icpdasFor ADC/DAC converters
bpmbeam position monitor
camcamera
tempthermometernucFor CPUs used mainly for consoles
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Examples

Code Block
languagebash
titleExamples
vldantemem001 ## a good example of a memcached server on a virtual linux machine for the DanteControSystem
plsparcmem001 ## a good example of a memcached server on a physical linux machine serving sparc
bdsparcbpm001 ## a generic bpm in sparc
vwbtfhactr005 ## a virtual windows server in btf

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