| AN | Application Node |
| DIP | Device Interconnect Protocol |
| H_IN | High Interconnect Handles service registration, discovery, access and security |
| IA | Interconnect Address Unique address of the subsystem connected to Interconnect within the device |
| L_IN | Low Interconnect Socket based communication mechanism |
| SID | Service Identifier Unique xx-bit ID |
| SIS | Service Interface Specification Defines the the service interface, e.g. using WSDL |
| SN | Service Node |