Glossary
Buffer- to- Buffer Flow Management of the frame transmission rate in either a point to point
Control topology or in an arbitrated loop. See also BB_Credit.
C
Cascade Two or more interconnected Fibre Channel switches.
Chassis The metal frame in which the switch and switch components are mounted.
Circuit An established communication path between two ports. Consists of two virtual circuits capable of transmitting in opposite directions. See also Link.
Class 1 Service that provides a dedicated connection between two ports (also called connection oriented service), with notification of delivery or nondelivery.
Class 2 Service that provides multiplex and connectionless frame switching service between two ports, with notification of delivery or nondelivery.
Class 3 Service that provides a connectionless frame switching service between two ports, without notification of delivery or nondelivery of data. Can also be used to provide a multicast connection between the originator and recipients, with notification of delivery or nondelivery.
Class F Connectionless service for control traffic between switches, with notification of delivery or nondelivery of data between the E_Ports.
Class of Service A specified set of delivery characteristics and attributes for frame delivery.
Comma A unique pattern (either 1100000 or 0011111) used in 8B/10B encoding to specify character alignment within a data stream. See also K28.5.
Community (SNMP) A relationship between a group of SNMP managers and an SNMP agent, in which authentication, access control, and proxy characteristics are defined. See also SNMP.
Departmental Switch Model
