HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Manual page 7

Disparity
DLS
Domain ID
Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPOD)
DWDM
E
8b/10b encoding
ECCN
Edge fabric
E_D_TOV
Effective zone configuration
EE_Credit
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM)
E_Port
EIA
ELP
ELS
Brocade SAN Glossary
The relationship of 1s and 0s in an encoded character; positive disparity
contains more 1s, negative disparity contains more 0s, neutral disparity
contains an equal number of 1s and 0s.
Dynamic Load Sharing. Allows for recomputing of routes when an Fx_Port or
E_Port comes up or down.
A unique number between 1 and 239 on a Brocade 2000 Series or later
switch that identifies the switch to a fabric.
Automatically enables ports on an embedded blade when the server is
powered on and does not require a predefined assignment of port;
determined by the total number of ports in use and the number of
purchased dynamic ports.
Dense Wave Division Multiplexing..Allows more wavelengths to use the same
fiber. See WDM.
An encoding scheme that converts an 8-bit byte into one or two possible 10-
bit characters; used for balancing 1s and 0s in high-speed transports.
Export Classification Control Number. A government classification of
encryption, for example, SSH is in the high-encryption category and therefore
has certain restrictions regarding its transfer.
A Fibre Channel fabric connected to an FC router via an EX_Port (where
hosts and storage are typically attached in a metaSAN).
Error-Detect Time Out Value. The maximum round-trip time that an operation
could require before declaring an error condition.
A subset of the defined zone configuration, containing only the zone
configuration objects that are currently enabled; only one configuration can
be active at a time, but multiple configurations can be defined in the
database.
End-to-End Credit. Used to manage the exchange of frames by two
communicating devices and set the maximum number of frames that may
remain unacknowledged.
See Brocade Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager.
A standard Fibre Channel mechanism that enables switches to network with
each other.
Electronic Industries Association.
Exchange Link Parameters.
Extend Link Service. Sent to the destination N_Port to perform the requested
function or service. ELS is a Fibre Channel standard sometimes referenced
as "Fibre Channel Physical (FC_PH) ELS."
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