EMC Connectrix B Series Hardware Reference Manual page 119

Link Control Facility
Link Services
LIP
LIPA
LIRP
LISA
LISM
LM_TOV
Login Server
Loop Circuit
Loop Failure
Loop_ID
A termination, handling physical and logical control of the Fibre
Channel link for each mode.
A protocol for link-related actions.
Loop initialization primitive. The signal used to begin initialization in
a loop. Indicates either loop failure or node resetting.
Loop-initialization previously assigned. The device marks a bit in the
bitmap if it did not log in with the fabric in a previous loop
initialization.
Loop-initialization report position frame. The first frame transmitted
in the loop initialization process after all L_Ports have selected an
AL_PA. The LIRP gets transmitted around the loop so all L_Ports can
report their relative physical position. This is an optional frame.
Loop-initialization soft-assigned frame. The fourth frame transmitted
in the loop initialization process after a temporary loop master has
been selected. L_Ports that have not selected an AL_PA in a LIFA,
LIPA, or LIHA frame select their AL_PA here.
Loop-initialization select master frame. The first frame transmitted in
the initialization process when L_Ports select an AL_PA. LISM is used
to select a temporary loop master or the L_Port that will subsequently
start transmission of the LIFA, LIPA, LIHA, LISA, LIRP, or LILP
frames.
Loop master timeout value. The minimum time that the loop master
waits for a loop initialization sequence to return.
The unit that responds to login requests.
A temporary bidirectional communication path established between
L_Ports.
Loss of signal within a loop for any period of time, or loss of
synchronization for longer than the time-out value.
A hexadecimal value representing one of the 127 possible AL_PA
values in an arbitrated loop.
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