Brocade Communications Systems BR-1010 Administrator's Manual page 224

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Glossary and acronyms
TLV
Topology
VF
VLAN
WMI
WWNN
WWPN
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Type Length Value, where:
•
Type is a numeric code that indicates the kind of field this part of the
message represents.
•
Length is the size of the value field, typically measured in bytes.
•
Value is a variable-sized set of bytes that contain data for this part of the
message.
An interconnection scheme that allows multiple Fibre Channel ports to
communicate. For example, point-to-point and arbitrated loop are Fibre
Channel topologies.
Virtual Fabric.
Virtual Local Area Network.
Windows Management Instrumentation.
World Wide Node Name. The unique name for any particular node in the
fabric; for example, an HBA.
World Wide Port Name. The unique name for any particular port in the fabric.
A WWNN can have multiple associated WWPNs.
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