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Host Adapter
IP
IPI
ISA
Kbyte
LCT
LLC
Local Bus
L_Port
Link_Control_
Facility
Login server
LUN
Mbyte
MFA
Multicast
NIC
N_Port
NL_Port
Operating
System
C-4
A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a SCSI bus connection
to the computer system.
Internet Protocol.
Intelligent Peripheral Interface.
Industry Standard Architecture. A type of computer bus used in most
PC's. It allows devices to send and receive data up to 16-bits at a time.
Kilobyte. A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 bytes.
Logical Configuration Table.
Logical Link Control.
A way to connect peripherals directly to computer memory. It bypasses
the slower ISA and EISA buses. PCI is a local bus standard.
A FC port which supports the arbitrated loop topology.
A termination card that handles the logical and physical control of the FC
link for each mode of use.
Entity within the FC fabric that receives and responds to login requests.
Logical Unit Number. An identifier, zero to seven, for a logical unit.
Megabyte. A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 kilobytes.
Message Frame Address.
Refers to delivering a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports.
Network Interface Card.
"Node" port, a FC defined hardware entity at the node end of a link.
A node port configured for loop functionality.
A program that organizes the internal activities of the computer and its
peripheral devices. An operating system performs basic tasks such as
moving data to and from devices, and managing information in memory.
It also provides the user interface.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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