Glossary

F_Port

See fabric port.

frame

A variable-length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay technology.

FRU

See field-replaceable unit.

FTP

See file transfer protocol.

full-duplex

The capability to transmit in two directions simultaneously.

G

gateway address

(1)In transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), a device that connects two systems that use the same or different protocols. (2) In TCP/IP, the address of a router to which a device sends frames destined for addresses not on the same physical network (for example, not on the same Ethernet) as the sender. The hexadecimal format for the gateway address is XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.

Gb

See gigabit.

GB

See gigabyte.

Gbps

Acronym for gigabits per second.

generic port

G_Port. Physical interface on a director or switch that can function either as a fabric port

(F_Port) or an expansion port (E_Port), depending on the port type to which it connects. See also bridge port; expansion port; fabric port; node port; segmented expansion port.

GHz

See gigahertz.

gigabit

Gb. A unit of measure for data storage, equal to approximately 134,217,728 bytes. Approximately one eighth of a gigabyte.