HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Manual page 16

Glossary
interoperability
Ability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data between various functional units
over a network.
interoperability mode
(interop mode) — An operating mode, set through management software, that allows products
to operate in homogeneous or heterogeneous fabrics.
interswitch link
(ISL) — Physical expansion port (E_Port) connection between two directors in a fabric.
IOCDS
A data set that contains an I/O configuration definition built by the IOCP.
IOCP
See input/output configuration
IP address
See internet protocol
IPL
See initial program
ISL
See interswitch link.
jumper cable
Optical cable that provides physical attachment between two devices or between a device and a
distribution panel. See also
latency
The amount of time it takes for data transmission to pass through a switching device. When
used in reference to a Fibre Channel switching device, latency refers to the amount of time
elapsed between receipt of a data transmission at a switch's incoming F_Port (from the
originating node port) to retransmission of that data at the switch's outgoing F_Port (to the
destination N_Port).
LIN
See link incident.
link
Physical connection between two devices on a switched fabric.
link incident
(LIN) — Interruption to a Fibre Channel link due to loss of light or other causes.
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program.
address.
load.
trunk cable.
Directors and Edge Switches Glossary