HP Brocade 4Gb SAN c-Class BladeSystem manual Lwl, Mib

LWL	Long wavelength. A type of fiber optic cabling that is based on
	1300 mm lasers and supports link speeds up to 2 Gb/s. May
	also refer to the type of transceiver. See also SWL.
master port	The port that determines the routing paths for all traffic flowing
	through a trunking group. One of the ports in the first ISL in the
	trunking group is designated as the master port for that group.
	See also ISL trunking.
MIB	Management Information Base. An SNMP structure to help
	with device management, providing configuration and device
	information. See also SNMP.
multicast	The transmission of data from a single source to multiple
	specified N_Ports (as opposed to all ports on the network).
N_Port	Node port. A port on a node that can connect to an FC port
	or to another N_Port in a point-to-point connection.
name server	A term frequently used to indicate a Simple Name Server
	(SNS). See also SNS.
NL_Port	Node loop port. A node port that has arbitrated loop
	capabilities. Used to connect an equipment port to the fabric
	in a loop configuration through an FL_Port. See also node.
node	An FC device that contains an N_Port or NL_Port.
non-participating	A mode in which an L_Port in a loop is inactive and cannot
mode	arbitrate or send frames, but can retransmit any received
	transmissions. This mode is entered if there are more than 127
	devices in a loop and an AL_PA cannot be acquired. See also
	L_Port, AL_PA.
Nx_Port	A node port that can operate as an N_Port or NL_Port.
Onboard Admin- The HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator (OA) is the
istrator (OA)	enclosure management processor, subsystem, and firmware
	base used to support the HP BladeSystem c7000 or HP
	BladeSystem c3000 and all the managed devices contained
	within the enclosure.
packet	A set of information transmitted across a network.
participating	A mode in which an L_Port in a loop has a valid AL_PA and can
mode	arbitrate, send frames, and retransmit received transmissions.
path selection	The selection of a transmission path through the fabric. HP
	switches use the FSPF protocol for transmission path selection.

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