HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Command Reference Manual page 814

private loop An arbitrated loop that does not include a participating FL_Port.
private loop device A device that supports a loop and can understand 8-bit addresses but does not log in to the
fabric.
private NL_Port An NL_Port that communicates only with other private NL_Ports in the same loop and does not
log in to the fabric.
protocol A defined method and set of standards for communication. Determines the type of
error-checking, the data-compression method, how sending devices indicate an end of
message, and how receiving devices indicate receipt of a message.
pstate Port State Machine.
PSU Power supply unit.
public device A device that supports arbitrated-loop protocol, can interpret 8-bit addresses, and can log in
to the fabric.
public key The public half of a key pair. See also key,
public key A type of cryptography that uses a key pair, with the two keys in the pair called at different
cryptography points in the algorithm. The sender uses the recipient's public key to encrypt the message, and
the recipient uses the recipient's private key to decrypt it. See also
public loop An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port and can contain both public and
private NL_Ports.
public NL_Port An NL_Port that logs in to the fabric, can function within either a public or a private loop, and
can communicate with either private or public NL_Ports.
QLA A type of Fibre Channel controller.
QLFA QuickLoop Fabric Assist. Arbitrated-loop technology.
QoS Quality of service.
quad A group of four adjacent ports that share a common pool of frame buffers.
queue A mechanism for each AL_PA address that allows for collecting frames prior to sending them
to the loop.
QuickLoop An HP software product that allows multiple ports on a switch to create a logical loop.
Devices connected via QuickLoop appear to each other as if they are on the same arbitrated
loop.
QuickLoop Mode Allows initiator devices to communicate with private or public devices that are not in the same
loop.
R_A_TOV Resource allocation timeout value. The maximum time a frame can be delayed in the fabric
and still be delivered. See also E_D_TOV, RR_TOV.
R_CTL Route control. The first 8 bits of the header, which defines the type of frame and its contents.
R_RDY Receiver ready. A primitive signal indicating that the port is ready to receive a frame.
R_T_TOV Receiver transmitter timeout value, used by receiver logic to detect loss of synchronization
between transmitters and receivers.
radius The greatest distance between any edge switch and the center of a fabric. A low-radius
network is better than a high-radius network.
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key pair.
key pair, "PKI".