HP Surestore 6164 - Switch Reference Manual page 353

End-to-end flow
control
Error
Exchange
Extended Fabrics
F_Port
Fabric
Fabric name
Fabric OS
Fabric Watch
FC-AL-3
FC-FLA
FCP
FC-PH-1, 2, 3
FC-PI
FC-PLDA
Governs flow of Class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports. See also
Buffer-to-buffer flow control, EE_Credit.
As applies to fibre channel, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of
synchronization, or loss of signal. See also Loop failure.
As applies to fibre channel, a communication session between N_Ports
involving the transmission of one or more related sequences, in one or both
directions. See also Sequence.
Product that allows interconnection of fibre channel fabric over distances of
up to 100 km.
Fabric Port. A port that can transmit using fabric protocol and can interface
over links. Can be used to connect N_Ports to a switch. See also FL_Port,
Fx_Port.
A fibre channel network of two or more switches. Also called a "switched
fabric." See also SAN, Cascade.
Unique 64-bit identifier assigned to each separate fabric. Communicated
during login and port discovery.
Proprietary operating system on switches.
Product that allows monitoring and configuration of fabric and switch
elements.
The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard. Defined on top of FC-PH
standards.
The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard.
Fibre Channel Protocol. Mapping of protocols onto fibre channel standard
protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto fibre channel.
The Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface standards.
The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard.
The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard. Applies to operation
of peripheral devices on private loops.
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