HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual page 324

Private Device
Private Loop
Protocol
Public
NL_Port
Public Device
Public Loop
QuickLoop
R_A_TOV
RAID
Remote Switch
Request Rate
Route
Routing
RR_TOV
RSCN
SAN
Sequence
Service Rate
SFP
Glossary-8
A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol and can interpret 8-bit addresses,
but cannot log into the fabric.
An arbitrated loop that does not include a participating FL_Port.
A defined method and a set of standards for communication.
An NL_Port that logs into the fabric, can function within either a public or a
private loop, and can communicate with either private or public NL_Ports.
A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol, can interpret 8-bit addresses, and
can log into the fabric.
An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port, and may contain both
public and private NL_Ports.
A software product that makes it possible to allow private devices within loops to
communicate with public and private devices across the fabric through the
creation of a larger loop.
May also refer to the arbitrated loop created using this software. A QuickLoop
can contain a number of devices or looplets; all devices in the same QuickLoop
share a single AL_PA space.
Resource Allocation Time-out Value; the maximum time a frame can be delayed
in the fabric and still be delivered. See also E_D_TOV, RR_TOV.
Redundant Array of Independent Disks; a collection of disk drives that appear as
a single volume to the server and are fault tolerant through mirroring or parity
checking. See also JBOD.
A software product that runs on Fabric OS and enables two switches to be
connected over an ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) connection. This requires a
compatible Fibre Channel to ATM gateway, and can have a distance of up to 10
kilometers between each switch and the respective ATM gateway. See also
Distributed Fabrics.
The rate at which requests arrive at a servicing entity. See also Service Rate.
As applies to a fabric, the communication path between two switches. May also
apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame, from source to
destination. See also FSPF.
The assignment of frames to specific switch ports, according to frame destination.
Resource Recovery Time-out Value; the minimum time a target device in a loop
waits after a LIP before logging out a SCSI initiator. See also E_D_TOV,
R_A_TOV.
Registered State Change Notification; a switch function that allows notification of
fabric changes to be sent from the switch to specified nodes.
Storage Area Network; a network of systems and storage devices that
communicate using Fibre Channel protocols. See also Fabric.
A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports.
The rate at which an entity can service requests. See also Request Rate.
Small Form Factor Pluggable; optical transceiver used to convert signals between
optical fiber cables and switches.
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