EMC Connectrix B Series Hardware Reference Manual page 97

HSSDC
HSSDC-2
HTTP
Hub
HW
Idle
In-band
Initiator
Insistent Domain ID
Mode
Integrated Fabric
intermix
interswitch link
IOCTL
IOD
IP
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High-speed serial data connection. A form factor that allows quick
connections for copper interface.
A second-generation HSSDC connector.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The standard TCP/IP transfer protocol
used on the World Wide Web.
A Fibre Channel wiring concentrator that collapses a loop topology
into a physical star topology. Nodes are automatically added to the
loop when active and removed when inactive.
Hardware.
I
Continuous transmission of an ordered set over a Fibre Channel link
when no data is being transmitted, to keep the link active and
maintain bit, byte, and word synchronization.
Transmission of management protocol over the Fibre Channel.
A server or workstation on a Fibre Channel network that initiates
communications with storage devices. See also Target.
Sets the domain ID of a switch as insistent, so that it remains the same
over reboots, power cycles, failovers, and fabric reconfigurations.
This mode is required to support FICON traffic.
The fabric created by connecting multiple switches with multiple ISL
cables, and configuring the switches to handle traffic as a seamless
group.
Allows any unused bandwidth in a Class 1 connection.
See ISL.
I/O control.
In-order delivery. A parameter that, when set, guarantees that frames
are either delivered in order or dropped.
Internet Protocol. The addressing part of TCP.
Glossary
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