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Glossary
Duplex Transmission
Transmission in both directions, either one direction at a time (half duplex) or both directions
simultaneously (full duplex).
Fabric
A Fibre Channel interconnection method that allows multiple simultaneous and concurrent
data transfers between multiple hosts and/or storage devices connected with a multi-port hub.
FC-AL
Abbreviation for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop, an interconnection scheme that supports from
1 to 126 ports on a loop in a shared medium topology.
FCP
Fibre Channel Protocol.
FDDI
Fibre Distributed Data Interface. A network based on the use of optical-fiber cable to transmit
data at 100Mbit/sec.
Fiber
Thin filament of glass. An optical waveguide consisting of a core and cladding, which is
capable of carrying information in the form of light. Fibre is also a general term used to cover
all physical media types supported by Fibre Channel, such as optical fiber, twisted pair, and
coaxial cable.
Fiber Optics
Light transmission through optical fibers for communication or signaling.
Fibre Channel
A high-speed, serial, bi-directional, topology independent, multi-protocol, highly scaleable
interconnection between computers, peripherals, and networks.
Gb/s
Gigabits per second or 1 billion bits per second. A reference to processing speed.
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