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APPENDIX A

CNA	Converged Network Adapter. A device used for I/O consolidation such as that in
	Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) environments implementing Fibre Channel over
	Ethernet (FCoE). The CNA performs the duties of both a Network Interface Card
	(NIC) for Local Area Networks (LANs) and a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) for Storage
	Area Networks (SANs).

DIP	The destination IP address of a frame.

Dport	The destination port (application socket: for example, http-80/https-443/DNS-53)

HBA	Host Bus Adapter. An adapter or card that interfaces with device drivers in the host
	operating system and the storage target in a Storage Area Network (SAN). It is
	equivalent to a Network Interface Controller (NIC) from a Local Area Network
	(LAN).

NAT	Network Address Translation. Any time an IP address is changed from one source IP
	or destination IP address to another address, network address translation can be said to
	have taken place. In general, half NAT is when the destination IP or source IP address
	is changed from one address to another. Full NAT is when both addresses are changed
	from one address to another. No NAT is when neither source nor destination IP
	addresses are translated.

Preemption	In VRRP, preemption will cause a Virtual Router that has a lower priority to go into
	backup should a peer Virtual Router start advertising with a higher priority.

Priority	In VRRP, the value given to a Virtual Router to determine its ranking with its peer(s).
	Minimum value is 1 and maximum value is 254. Default is 100. A higher number will
	win out for master designation.

Proto (Protocol)	The protocol of a frame. Can be any value represented by a 8-bit value in the IP header
	adherent to the IP specification (for example, TCP, UDP, OSPF, ICMP, and so on.)

SIP	The source IP address of a frame.

SPort	The source port (application socket: for example, HTTP-80/HTTPS-443/DNS-53).

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G8124-E, G8124 specifications

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G8124-E, G8124 specifications