Decisions to be Made Prior to Implementing an Enabler

Below is a list of decisions to make before implementing an enabler.

Determine the device models the enabler will support.
  • Determine if a customized number of domains will be supported.
Determine if a customized number of domains will be supported.
Determine the domains to be used.
  • Determine if a customized number of domains will be supported.
Determine if point and alarm identifiers will be identified by their display or internal representations.
Determine the form of addressing used to configure points for the enabler.
Determine the list of supported features.
Design the specialized functions.
  • Determine the name of the port(s) the enabler will support.
  • Define the name of the protocol(s) the enabler will support.
  • Define the name of the enabler.
  • Update the configuration files for the enabler.