Appendix D - Glossary - AWS IoT ExpressLink

Appendix D - Glossary

This is a glossary, containing all the terms used in this guide.

ExpressLink modules

Hardware connectivity modules that enable easy AWS cloud connectivity and implement strict and AWS-mandated security requirements for device-to-cloud connections.

ExpressLink devices

OEM products that embed an ExpressLink module and use the module for AWS cloud connectivity.

OEM AWS account

An AWS account that OEMs use to manage their IoT devices.

ExpressLink AWS staging account/endpoint

An AWS-managed account that provides:

  • out-of-the-box Quick Connect functionality.

  • a staging area for non-onboarded ExpressLink devices waiting to be claimed and onboarded.

onboarding

The registering of an OEM's ExpressLink device inside the OEM AWS Account; ExpressLink provides 5 ways to do this.

onboarding-by-claim

One of the 5 onboarding methods provided by ExpressLink; it streamlines onboarding and eliminates manual setup.

claim-thing

A virtual device in the staging account (registry) whose sole purpose is to publish configuration messages.

registration portal

A web or mobile application that allows the end-user to register an (IoT) product.

Onboarding functionality

Any piece of code that is able to:

  • connect to the ExpressLink AWS staging account as the claim-thing.

  • publish the MQTT endpoint change message to the MQTT control topic in the staging account.