Glossary
FC/IP | Fibre Channel over IP (FC/IP, also known as Fibre Channel |
| tunneling or storage tunneling) is an Internet Protocol |
| storage networking technology developed by the Internet |
| Engineering Task Force (IETF). FC/IP mechanisms enable the |
| transmission of Fibre Channel (FC) information by tunneling data |
| between storage area network (SAN) facilities over IP networks; this |
| capacity facilitates data sharing over a geographically distributed |
| enterprise. One of two main approaches to storage data transmission |
| over IP networks, FC/IP is among the key technologies expected to |
| help bring about rapid development of the storage area network |
| market by increasing the capabilities and performance of storage |
| data transmission. |
FL_port | A Fabric Loop port to which a loop attaches, it is the access to the |
| fabric for NL_ports on a loop. |
FPGA | Short for |
| can be programmed. An FPGA is similar to a PLD, but whereas |
| PLDs are generally limited to hundreds of gates, FPGAs support |
| thousands of gates. They are especially popular for prototyping |
| integrated circuit designs. Once the design is set, hardwired chips are |
| produced for faster performance. |
gateway | A device that allows communication between dissimilar protocols by |
| translating information from one protocol to another. |
GBIC | A fibre channel GigaBit Interface Card |
Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of 10 Mbps |
| and 100 Mbps |
| connectivity. It is fully compatible with the current installed base of |
| Ethernet and Fast Ethernet nodes. In summary, Gigabit Ethernet is |
| the same Ethernet that systems administrators already know and use |
| but is 10 times faster than Fast Ethernet and 100 times faster than |
| Ethernet. |
hub | The point on a network where circuits are connected. Hubs are |
| useful for their centralized management capabilities and for their |
| ability to isolate nodes from disruptions. Hubs are not switches, as |
| they have very little intelligence, if any, and they don’t set up |
| transmission paths. |
I/O | Input/Output. A reference to interfaces, meaning any connection |
| providing a path for data into or out of the computer. |
interface | The hardware that connects the computer to other devices such as |
| printers, monitors, keyboards, local area networks, telephone lines, |
| etc. |
Internet | A network of computers joined together over |
| data links ranging from 56 Kbps to T1, T3, |
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