ATTO Technology FC-82EN, FC-84EN, FC-81EN operation manual Pci

Term	Definition
N_port	a port attached to a node used with point to point or fabric configurations
NL_ port	a port attached to a node in Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or fabric loop configuration
originator	an initiating device; a component which originates a command
parity checking	a method which verifies the accuracy of data transmitted over the SCSI bus by adding one bit in
	the transfer to make the sum of all the bits either odd or even (for odd or even parity); an error
	message occurs if the sum is not correct
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect. Allows peripherals to be connected directly to computer
	memory, bypassing the slower ISA and EISA busses
point-to-point	a topology where two ports communicate
port	an access point in a device: see N_port, NL_port, etc.
port address	also port number; the address, assigned by the PCI bus, through which commands are sent to a
	host adapter board
port number	see port address
receiver	the ultimate destination of data transmission; a terminal device
SAS	Serial Attached SCSI: a serial SCSI bus technology and point to point architecture for connecting
	host bus adapters to storage devices
SATA	Serial AT Attachment: a serial ATA bus technology and point to point architecture for connecting
	host bus adapters to storage devices
scatter/gather	a device driver feature which allows the host adapter to modify a transfer data pointer so that a
	single host adapter can access many segments of memory, minimizing interrupts and transfer
	overhead
SCSI	Small Computer Systems Interface: a processor-independent standard for system-level interface
	between a computer and intelligent devices including hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM, printers,
	scanners, etc.
single-mode fiber	an optical fiber with a small core which supports one wavelength (ray of light); the core radius is
	nearly equal to the wavelength of the source
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol: a standard for monitoring network-attached devices
topology	logical layout of the parts of a computer system or network and their interconnections
transceiver	a transmitter/receiver module
transfer rate	the rate at which bytes or bits are transferred, as in megabytes or gigabits per second

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