See Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop. | |
FC adapter | A printed circuit assembly that translates data between the FC host processor’s internal bus and |
| the FC link. This is also known as an HBA, or Host Bus Adapter. |
FC device | A device that uses Fibre Channel communications. |
FC port | An opening at the back of the interface card that provides a fiber optic connection between |
| the FC adapter and the FC host. |
A FC term describing a list of values showing the physical hardware path of the FC host to the | |
path ID | target device. |
| Format: Bus_Converter/Adapter_Address.Protocol_Type.Area.Port.Bus.Target.LUN |
| Example: 8/4.8.0.0.2.4.0 |
fiber | A fiber optic cable made from thin strands of glass through which data in the form of light |
| pulses is transmitted (LASER, LED). It is often used for |
| (200m) to long (10km) distances but it can be used for short distances (<200m). |
fibre | A generic FC term used to cover all transmission media types specified in the Fibre Channel |
| Physical Layer standard |
| cable. |
fibre channel (FC) | Logically, the Fibre Channel is a bidirectional, |
| structured for high performance data communication. Physically, the Fibre Channel is an |
| interconnection of multiple communication ports, called N_Ports, interconnected by a switching |
| network, called a fabric, a |
| generalized transport mechanism that has no protocol of its own or native input/output |
| command set, but can transport any existing Upper Level Protocols (ULPs) such as SCSI and IP. |
fibre channel - | One of three existing Fibre Channel topologies, in which 2 to 126 devices are interconnected |
arbitrated loop | serially in a single loop circuit. The arbitrated loop topology supports all classes of service and |
guarantees in order delivery of frames when the source and destination are on the same loop. | |
fibre channel | FCP defines a Fibre Channel mapping layer |
protocol for SCSI | command, data, and status information between a SCSI initiator and a SCSI target. Using FCP |
(FCP) | enables transmission and receipt of SCSI commands, data and status, across the Fibre Channel |
| using the standard Fibre Channel frame and sequence formats. |
frame | The smallest, indivisible unit of information transfer used by Fibre Channel. Frames are used |
| for transferring data associated with a sequence. Frame size depends on the hardware |
| implementation and is independent of the ULP or the application software. |
ftp | File Transfer Protocol |
gigabit interface | A physical component that manages the functions of the |
connector (GBIC) | characteristic of the media and interface, including drivers, transceivers, connectors, and |
| cables. Mounts on a FC adapter card and connects the interface card to a FC host. Also |
| referred to as a Physical Link Module (PLM). |
hardware path | See |
host bus adapter | See FC Adapter. |
(HBA) |
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HVD | High Voltage Differential |
ID | Numerical identifier |
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