Glossary Of Terms And Abbreviations - LSI LSIFC929 Technical Manual

8B/10B
ANSI
Arbitrated Loop
Topology
(FC-AL)
BER
Bit
Broadcast
Bus
Bus Mastering
Byte
Channel
Configuration
Appendix C
Glossary of Terms and
Abbreviations
A data encoding scheme developed by IBM, translating byte wide data
to an encoded 10-bit format.
American National Standards Institute, the coordinating organization for
voluntary standards in the United States.
A FC Topology that provides a low cost solution to attach multiple ports
in a loop without switches.
Bit Error Rate.
A binary digit. The smallest unit of information a computer uses. The
value of a bit (0 or 1) represents a two-way choice, such as on or off,
true or false, and so on.
Sending a transmission to all N_Ports on a fabric.
A collection of unbroken signal lines across which information is
transmitted from one part of a computer system to another. Connections
to the bus are made using taps on the lines.
A high-performance way to transfer data. The host adapter controls the
transfer of data directly to and from system memory without bothering the
computer's microprocessor. This is the fastest way for multitasking
operating systems to transfer data.
A unit of information consisting of eight bits.
A point-to-point link, the main task of which is to transport data from one
point to another.
Refers to the way a computer is set up; the combined hardware
components (computer, monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that
LSIFC929 Dual Channel Fibre Channel I/O Processor
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