
6GLOSSARY
VCI
Virtual Channel Identifier — A
Virtual Channel
See VC.
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network — A group of location and topology independent devices that communicate as if they are on the same physical LAN.
VLT
Virtual LAN Trunk — A connection which carries traffic for more than one VLAN. A port which is part of a VLT connection may be a member of all VLANs.
VP
Virtual Path — Describes a set of virtual channels (VCs) between switches, grouped together.
VPC
Virtual Path Connection — A concatenation of VP links.
VPCI/VCI
Virtual Path Connection Identifier/Virtual Channel Identifier — A combination of two numbers, one for identifying the VP and one for the VCI.
VPI
Virtual Path Identifier — An