HP StorageWorks 2/16 - SAN Switch User Manual page 68

Glossary
NAA
Network Address Authority. An identifier that indicates the format of a network address.
Name Server
Frequently used to indicate Simple Name Server. See also SNS.
NL_Port
Node Loop Port; a node port that has arbitrated loop capabilities. Used to connect an
equipment port to the fabric in a loop configuration through an FL_Port. See also N_Port,
Nx_Port.
Node Name
The unique identifier for a node, communicated during login and port discovery.
Node
A Fibre Channel device that contains an N_Port or NL_Port.
Non-participating Mode
A mode in which an L_Port in a loop is inactive and cannot arbitrate or send frames, but
can retransmit any received transmissions. This mode is entered if there are more than 127
devices in a loop and an AL_PA cannot be acquired. See also L_Port, Participating Mode.
Nx_Port
A node port that can operate as either an N_Port or NL_Port.
Open Originator
The L_Port that wins arbitration in an arbitrated loop and sends an OPN ordered set to the
destination port, then enters the Open state.
Open Recipient
The L_Port that receives the OPN ordered set from the open originator, and then enters the
Open state.
Open State
The state in which a port can establish a circuit with another port. A port must be in the
Open state before it can arbitrate.
OPN
Open Primitive Signal. The protocol used by a port that has won arbitration in an arbitrated
loop to establish a circuit.
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