HP 1606 Hardware Reference Manual page 114

DWDM Dense wavelength division multiplexing. The technique of placing several optical
signals on a single optical cable simultaneously.
EE Encryption Engine. A feature of the B-series Encryption Switch.
EG Encryption Group.
EIA Electronic Industries Association.
EGM Enhanced Group Manager.
ELWL 1. Extended long-wave laser.
2. Extended long wavelength
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility.
EMI Electromagnetic Interference.
enterprise Any large organization where information technology is essential for continuing
operations.
Enterprise Modular A storage system based on an HSG60 or HSG80 controller. These systems
Array include MA6000, MA8000, RA8000, EMA12000, EMA16000, and ESA12000
storage systems.
ESCON Enterprise Systems Connection.
ESD Electrostatic discharge.
ESS Enterprise Storage System.
EVA HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array. A high-performance, high-capacity,
and high-availability storage solution for the high-end enterprise class marketplace.
Each EVA storage system consists of a pair of HSV virtualizing storage controllers
and the disk drives they manage.
fabric A network of one or more Fibre Channel switches that transmit data between
any two N_Ports on any of the switches.
failover An automatic method for transferring operations from a failed system to a
secondary, identical system.
FC Fibre Channel. A comprehensive set of standards for concurrent communication
among servers, storage systems, and peripheral devices.
FCC 1. Fibre Channel Congestion Control. A feature that allows C-series switches to
intelligently regulate traffic across ISLs and ensure that each initiator-target pair
of devices has the required bandwidth for data transfer.
2. Federal Communications Commission. An independent United States
government agency. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of
1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications
by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.
FCIP Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol.
FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet. A technology that allows a convergence of Ethernet
and Fibre Channel fabrics.
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