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This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not
a comprehensive glossary of computer terms.
AL-PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. The address of a Fibre Channel node in an arbitrated loop.
Arbitration
The process of selecting one respondent from a collection of several candidates that request
service at the same time.
b/s (or bps)
Bits per second. The number of energy pulses passing a given point in a transmission medium in
one second; raw transmission speed before encoding.
Bandwidth
A measure of the information-carrying capacity of an optical fiber, normalized to a unit of
MHz/km. This term is used to specify capacity of multi-mode fibers only. (For single-mode
fibers, use dispersion). The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies in a specific
range of frequencies.
Baud
A unit of signaling speed equal to the number of signal intervals per second, which might or
might not be equal to the data rate in bits per second. The encoded bit rate per second.
BIOS
Basic Input/Output system. Software coded into the computer chips to accomplish various
tasks.
Boot BIOS
Software coded into the chips on the HBA. A special program used to boot and control the
computer.
Broadband
In data transmission, it denotes transmission facilities capable of handling frequencies greater
than those required for high-grade voice communications. The higher frequency allows the
carrying of several simultaneous channels.
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