LSI ITI7004G2- User Manual page 72

HIPPI
Host
Host Adapter
IP
IPI
ISA
Kbyte
LCT
Link_Control_
Facility
LLC
Local Bus
Login Server
L_Port
LUN
Mbyte
MFA
Multicast
NIC
N_Port
A-4
High Performance Parallel Interface, an 800 Mbits/s interface to
supercomputer networks (formerly known as high speed channel)
developed by ANSI.
The computer system in which a SCSI host adapter is installed. It uses
the SCSI host adapter to transfer information to and from devices
attached to the SCSI bus.
A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a SCSI bus connection
or Fibre Channel link to the computer system.
Internet Protocol.
Intelligent Peripheral Interface.
Industry Standard Architecture. A type of computer bus used in most
PCs. It allows devices to send and receive data up to 16 bits at a time.
Kilobyte. A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 bytes.
Logical Configuration Table.
A termination card that handles the logical and physical control of the FC
link for each mode of use.
Logical Link Control.
A way to connect peripherals directly to computer memory. It bypasses
the slower ISA and EISA buses. PCI is a local bus standard.
An entity within the FC fabric that receives and responds to login
requests.
A FC port that supports the arbitrated loop topology.
Logical Unit Number. An identifier, zero to seven, for a logical unit.
Megabyte. A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 kilobytes.
Message Frame Address.
Refers to delivering a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports.
Network Interface Card.
"Node" port, a FC defined hardware entity at the node end of a link.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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