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.. BACpypes glossary
Glossary
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.. glossary::
upstream
Something going up a stack from a server to client.
downstream
Something going down a stack from a client to a server.
stack
A sequence of communication objects organized in a semi-linear sequence
from the application layer at the top to the physical networking layer(s)
at the bottom.
discoverable
Something that can be determined using a combination of BACnet objects,
properties and services. For example, discovering the network topology
by using Who-Is-Router-To-Network, or knowing what objects are defined
in a device by reading the *object-list* property.