Definition(s)
Communication Path
Logical connection between a source and one or more destinations, which could be devices, physical processes, data items, commands, or programmatic interfaces.
- NOTE: The communication path is not limited to wired or wireless networks, but includes other means of communication such as memory, procedure calls, state of physical plant, portable media, and human interactions
Source: ANSI/ISA–99.00.01–2007, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Part 1: Terminology, Concepts, and Models, 29 October 2007. National Standard