Glossary
Smart city & IoT glossary
Plain-language definitions for the products, protocols and concepts that come up across this site — from Dimonoff’s own platforms to the open standards they run on.
Dimonoff products & platforms
- SCMS
- Smart City Management System — Dimonoff’s unified platform for managing connected city infrastructure, including lighting, parking, security and environmental monitoring.
- RME
- Smart Wireless Lighting Node (external controller) — wireless smart street lighting control compatible with ANSI C136.41 and Zhaga Book 18 receptacles.
- RTM
- Smart Wireless Lighting Node (internal controller) — wireless intelligent lighting control for decorative or architectural lighting systems, equipped with analog and digital I/O.
- LNLV
- Smart Wireless Lighting Node (low-voltage controller) — a low-voltage smart wireless lighting node for low-voltage lighting applications.
- Gateway G3+
- Next-generation IoT gateway providing secure connectivity, data aggregation and edge processing for Dimonoff SCMS.
- Spatium
- Intelligent parking management platform integrated with SCMS, providing real-time parking availability, dynamic pricing and occupancy optimization.
- CitySafe
- Dimonoff security solution integrating surveillance, access control and incident management with SCMS for comprehensive urban security.
- DOO Express
- Rapid deployment framework for quick-launch smart city solutions in small municipalities.
IoT & smart city concepts
- IoT
- Internet of Things — a network of interconnected physical devices embedded with sensors, software and communication capabilities.
- Smart city
- An urban area using IoT sensors, data analytics and automated systems to optimize infrastructure, services and the citizen experience.
- Edge computing
- Processing data at the network edge (gateway or device level) rather than in the cloud, reducing latency and bandwidth requirements.
- Real-time monitoring
- Continuous collection and analysis of device data, giving immediate visibility into system performance and status.
- Data aggregation
- Collecting and combining sensor data from multiple sources into unified datasets for analysis and decision-making.
- Connectivity
- The ability of IoT devices to communicate using wireless or wired protocols, including TALQ, DALI and LoRaWAN.
- Occupancy optimization
- Using sensor data to understand and improve space utilization, including parking availability and traffic flow.
- Adaptive lighting
- Dynamic control of street lighting intensity based on traffic, weather and time — reducing energy use while maintaining safety.
Standards & protocols
- TALQ
- Telecommunications and Lighting — an open standard for street lighting device communication and management.
- DALI
- Digital Addressable Lighting Interface — a protocol for controlling individual light fixtures with precise dimming and status feedback.
- Zhaga Book 18
- A standard specifying smart outdoor lighting module interfaces, enabling interoperability between manufacturers.
- ANSI C136.41
- An American National Standard for wireless communication protocols in outdoor lighting and electrical delivery systems.
- LoRaWAN
- Long Range Wide Area Network — a low-power, wide-range wireless protocol well suited to IoT sensor networks in smart cities.
- MQTT
- Message Queuing Telemetry Transport — a lightweight protocol for device-to-cloud communication with minimal bandwidth.
Energy & infrastructure
- Smart lighting
- Connected street and facility lighting systems that automatically adjust brightness, color and timing based on real-time conditions.
- Energy efficiency
- Optimizing energy consumption while maintaining or improving service quality — a core principle of Dimonoff solutions.
- Dimming control
- Automatic reduction of light intensity based on traffic sensors, time of day or weather conditions.
- Power management
- Monitoring and optimizing power consumption across networked devices to reduce operating costs.