Registered state change notification. A switch function that allows notification of fabric
RSCN
changes to be sent from the switch to specified nodes.
S
Storage Area Network. A network of systems and storage devices that communicate
SAN
using fibre channel protocols.
The main memory for the switch.
SDRAM
A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports.
sequence
The rate at which an entity can service requests.
service rate
The fiber optic cabling standard that corresponds to distances of up to 10 km between
single mode
devices.
Simple Network Management Protocol. An internet management protocol that uses
SNMP
either IP for network-level functions and UDP for transport-level functions, or TCP/IP for
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