Glossary
Fibre Channel A switched protocol that allows concurrent communication among workstations, supercomputers, mainframes, data storage devices, and other periperals. Fibre Channel is capable of transmitting at rates exceeding one gigabit per second in both directions simultaneously.
L
Local Area Network (LAN) A communications system with dimensions that are typically less than 5 kilometers. Transmissions within a local area network are mostly digital, carrying data among stations at rates usually above one megabit/sec.
G
GBIC An acronym for the Gigabit Interface Converter.
Gigabit One billion bits, or one thousand megabits.
GLM An acronym for the
Gigabaud Link Module.
H
HBA Host Bus Adapter.
HIPPI
I
IP Internet Protocol.
M
MIA An acronym for the Media Interface Adapter
MIM An acronym for the Media Interface Module.
Multicast Refers to delivering a single transmission to multiple destination N_ports.
Multimode Fibre Method by which multiple light waves can travel through multiple paths with wavelike movements down the cable.
N
Native Interface The unconverted interface for a device.
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