EMC Connectrix B Series Hardware Reference Manual page 114

Glossary
Switch Name
Switch Port
Switch-to-Switch
Authentication
Terminal Serial Port
Throughput
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Switch Hardware that routes frames according to Fibre Channel protocol and
is controlled by software.
The arbitrary name assigned to a switch.
A port on a switch. Switch ports can be E_Ports, F_Ports, or FL_Ports.
The process of authenticating both switches in a switch-to-switch
connection using digital certificates. See also Authentication, Digital
Certificate.
SWL
Short wavelength. A type of fiber-optic cabling that is based on
850mm lasers and supports link speeds of 1.0625 Gb/s and 2.125
Gb/s. May also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP. See also LWL.
Syslog
Syslog daemon. Used to forward error messages.
T
T10 A standards committee chartered with creating standards for SCSI.
T11 A standards committee chartered with creating standards for Fibre
Channel.
Target A storage device on a Fibre Channel network. See also Initiator.
TC Track changes.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
Telnet A virtual terminal emulation used with TCP/IP. "Telnet" is
sometimes used as a synonym for the Fabric OS CLI.
The lower serial port on the CP card. Receives error messages. Can be
used to connect the CP card to a computer terminal. Has a DB-9
connector wires as a ttyS0 DTE device, and can be connected by serial
cable to a DCE device. The connector has pins two and three
swapped so that a straight-through cable can be used to connected to
a terminal. See also DB-9 Connector, DCE Port, and Modem Serial Port.
The rate of data flow achieved within a cable, link, or system. Usually
measured in bps (bits per second). See also Bandwidth.