HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual page 283

F_Port
See fabric port.
frame
A variable-length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay technology.
FRU
See field-replaceable
FTP
See file transfer protocol.
full-duplex
The capability to transmit in two directions simultaneously.
G
gateway address
(1) In transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), a device that connects two
systems that use the same or different protocols. (2) In TCP/IP, the address of a router to which
a device sends frames destined for addresses not on the same physical network (for example,
not on the same Ethernet) as the sender. The hexadecimal format for the gateway address is
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.
Gb
See gigabit.
GB
See gigabyte.
Gbps
Acronym for gigabits per second.
generic port
G_Port. Physical interface on a Director or Edge Switch that can function either as a fabric
port (F_Port) or an expansion port (E_Port), depending on the port type to which it connects.
See also bridge port;
GHz
See gigahertz.
gigabit
Gb. A unit of measure for data storage, equal to approximately 134,217,728 bytes.
Approximately one eighth of a gigabyte.
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unit.
expansion port; fabric port; node port; segmented expansion
Glossary
port.
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