EMC Connectrix B Series Hardware Reference Manual page 114

Glossary
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A loop device that has an entry in the Simple Name Server.
A mode of communication that allows the same port to
simultaneously transmit and receive frames. See also Half Duplex.
Fx_Port
A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port. See also
F_Port and FL_Port.
G
G_Port Generic port. A port that can operate as either an E_Port or F_Port. A
port is defined as a G_Port when it is not yet connected or has not yet
assumed a specific function in the fabric.
Hardware that connects incompatible networks by providing
translation for both hardware and software. For example, an ATM
gateway can be used to connect a Fibre Channel link to an ATM
connection.
GBIC Gigabit interface converter. A removable serial transceiver module
that allows gigabaud physical-level transport for Fibre Channel and
Gigabit Ethernet. GBIC and SFP terms are used interchangeably
throughout the documentation, although they are different types of
optics and the hardware is not interchangeable. See also SFP.
Gb/s Gigabits per second (1,062,500,000 bits/second).
GB/s GigaBytes per second (1,062,500,000 bytes/second).
GLM Gigabit Link Module. A semitransparent transceiver that
incorporates serializing/deserializing functions.
GMT Greenwich Mean Time. An international time zone. Also known as
UTC.
GUI A graphic user interface, such as Web Tools and Fabric Manager.
H
HA High-Availability. A set of features in Connectrix B switches designed
to provide maximum reliability, and non-disruptive replacement of
key hardware and software modules. An overview of HA features is
provided in the Fabric OS Reference Manual.