Glossary

Equipment Serial Number (ESN)

A string of characters that identify a piece of equipment and ensure correct allocation of a license file to the specified equipment. It is also called "equipment fingerprint".

Entitlement ID

Generated by the license system and used to authenticate a user in license file activation, and find the unique license key on the ESDP.

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License Serial No (LSN)

A unique identification of a license file that appears only once.

License

A permission that the vendor provides for the user with a specific function, capacity, and duration of a product. A license can be a file or a serial number. Usually the license consists of encrypted codes. The operation authority granted varies with the level of the license.

License File

The license file is an authorization for the capacity, functions, and validity period of the installed software. The license file is a .dat or .xml file that is generated using the special encryption tool according to the contract, and is delivered electronically. The customer needs to load the license on the device or software before the functions supported by the license are applicable.

License Certificate

As a credential authorization certificate, a license certificate contains the software authorization scope to protect customer's rights and interests. This protection is legally guaranteed. Based on the guarantee, Customers can use the software within the authorization range, including product software, its version, features, and capacity, location, and time.

Huawei license certificate is made according to the sales contract. It is an electronic or paper certificate with the information such as the product name, authorization code, validity period of the license. The paper certificate is delivered with the product. The electronic certificate in a PDF format is directly sent to the customers' email box by the license delivery system.

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PAC

Refer to network equipment acceptance certificate signed by the customer and Huawei after delivery. Obtaining the certificate is one of the conditions for starting ETM handover. The preliminary acceptance certificates include but are not limited to PAC, RFS, and PAT.

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Subscription and Support (SnS)

In the software industry, SnS plays an indispensable part in the software business model. By purchasing Huawei SnS, customers can obtain state-of-the-art product technologies and ensure software to run securely and reliably.