HP StorageWorks 2/16 - SAN Switch User Manual page 62

Glossary
F_Port
Fabric Port; a port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links.
Can be used to connect an N_Port to a switch. See also FL_Port, Fx_Port.
Fabric Name
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port
discovery.
Fabric
A Fibre Channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and devices.
May also be referred to as a switched fabric. See also Topology, SAN, Cascade.
FC-AL-3
The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard defined by ANSI. Defined on top of the
FC-PH standards.
FC-FLA
The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard defined by ANSI.
FCIA
Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of Fibre Channel
industry professionals. Among other things, provides oversight of ANSI and industry
developed standards
FCP
Fibre Channel Protocol; mapping of protocols onto the Fibre Channel standard protocols.
For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto Fibre Channel.
FC-PH-1, 2, 3
The Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standards defined by ANSI.
FC-PI
The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard defined by ANSI.
FC-PLDA
The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by ANSI. Applies to the
operation of peripheral devices on a private loop.
FC-SW-2
The second generation of the Fibre Channel Switch Fabric standard defined by ANSI.
Specifies tools and algorithms for the interconnection and initialization of Fibre Channel
switches in order to create a multi-switch Fibre Channel fabric.
Fibre Channel Transport
A protocol service that supports communication between Fibre Channel service providers.
See also FSP.
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