EMC Connectrix B Series Hardware Reference Manual page 92

Glossary
FC-GS-2
FC-GS-3
FC-PH-1, 2, 3
FC-PLDA
FCS Switch
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FC-FG Fibre Channel generic requirements.
FC-FS Fibre Channel framing and signaling.
FC-GS Fibre Channel generic services.
Fibre Channel generic services, second generation.
Fibre Channel Generic Services, third generation.
FC_IP Fibre Channel-over-IP.
FC-FLA The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard defined by ANSI.
FC_SB Fibre Channel single bytes.
FC_VI Fibre Channel virtual interface.
FCA Flow-control acknowledgement (DLSW).
FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of
Fibre Channel industry professionals. Provides oversight of ANSI
and industry-developed standards, among other tasks.
FCLC Fibre Channel Loop Community.
FCP Fibre Channel Protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the Fibre Channel
standard protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto Fibre
Channel.
FCS Fibre Channel Standard.
The Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standards
defined by ANSI.
FC-PI The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard defined by ANSI.
The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by
ANSI. Applies to the operation of peripheral devices on a private
loop.
Fabric configuration server switch. One or more designated switches
that store and manage the configuration and security parameters for
all switches in the fabric. FCS switches are designated by WWN, and