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Glossary protective plug protocol public device public loop pull-down menu standardized architectures, which allow them to mix and match products from different manufacturers. In a fiber-optic environment, a type of duplex connector (or cover) that provides physical protection (D). Contrast with loopback plug. (1) Set of semantic and syntactic rules that determines the behavior of functional units in achieving communication. (2) In systems network architecture, the meanings of and sequencing rules for requests and responses for managing the network, transferring data, and synchronizing network component states. (3) A specification for the format and relative timing of data exchanged between communicating devices (D, I). A loop device that can transmit a fabric login command (FLOGI) to a switch, receive acknowledgement from the switch's login server, register with the switch's name server, and communicate with fabric-attached devices. Public devices communicate with fabric-attached devices through the switch's bridge port (B_Port) connection to a director or switch. Contrast with private device. A public loop is connected to a switched fabric (through the switch bridge port (B_Port)), and the switch has an active embedded fabric loop port (FL_Port) that is user transparent. All devices attached to the loop can communicate with each other, and public devices attached to the loop can communicate with fabric-attached devices. Contrast with private loop. See drop-down menu. R RAID RAM random access memory See redundant array of independent disks. See random access memory. RAM. A group of computer memory locations that is numerically identified to allow high-speed access by the controlling microprocessor. A memory location is randomly accessed by referring to its numerical identifier (D). Contrast with read-only memory. See also dynamic random access memory; nonvolatile random access memory; static random access memory. g-34 EFCM Basic User Manual

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EFCM Basic User Manual
Glossary
standardized architectures, which allow them to mix and match
products from different manufacturers.
protective plug
In a fiber-optic environment, a type of duplex connector (or cover)
that provides physical protection
(D)
.
Contrast with
loopback plug
.
protocol
(1) Set of semantic and syntactic rules that determines the behavior of
functional units in achieving communication. (2) In systems network
architecture, the meanings of and sequencing rules for requests and
responses for managing the network, transferring data, and
synchronizing network component states. (3) A specification for the
format and relative timing of data exchanged between
communicating devices
(D, I)
.
public device
A loop device that can transmit a fabric login command (FLOGI) to a
switch, receive acknowledgement from the switch’s login server,
register with the switch’s name server, and communicate with
fabric-attached devices. Public devices communicate with
fabric-attached devices through the switch’s bridge port (B_Port)
connection to a director or switch.
Contrast with
private device
.
public loop
A public loop is connected to a switched fabric (through the switch
bridge port (B_Port)), and the switch has an active embedded fabric
loop port (FL_Port) that is user transparent. All devices attached to
the loop can communicate with each other, and public devices
attached to the loop can communicate with fabric-attached devices.
Contrast with
private loop
.
pull-down menu
See
drop-down menu
.
R
RAID
See
redundant array of independent disks
.
RAM
See
random access memory
.
random access
memory
RAM. A group of computer memory locations that is numerically
identified to allow high-speed access by the controlling
microprocessor. A memory location is randomly accessed by
referring to its numerical identifier
(D)
.
Contrast with
read-only
memory
.
See
also
dynamic random access memory
;
nonvolatile
random access memory
;
static random access memory
.