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Glossary GLOSSARY Arbitrated Loop See Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop. Child Hub The HP SureStore E short-wave and long-wave hubs support a cascaded topology. In a cascaded hub topology, the child hub is the hub that is not connected to the LAN (ethernet). HP SureStore E hubs are configured as a parent or child hub through their RS-232 interface. Device See FC-AL Device. Enclosure The box, rack, or set of boxes containing one or more devices. It may provide the powering, cooling, mechanical support, and external electronic interfaces for those devices. FC-AL Device A device that uses Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop, which consists of one or more NL_Ports. FC-AL Port The port on the hub that provides connection between the FC-AL adapter and the FCAL link. Fiber The fiber optic cable made from thin strands of glass through which data in the form of light pulses is transmitted (LASER, LED). It is used for high-speed transmission over medium to long distances. 117

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Glossary
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GLOSSARY
Arbitrated Loop
See
Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop
.
Child Hub
The HP SureStore E short-wave and long-wave hubs support a cascaded topology. In a
cascaded hub topology, the child hub is the hub that is
not
connected to the LAN
(ethernet). HP SureStore E hubs are configured as a parent or child hub through their
RS-232 interface.
Device
See
FC-AL Device
.
Enclosure
The box, rack, or set of boxes containing one or more devices. It may provide the
powering, cooling, mechanical support, and external electronic interfaces for those
devices.
FC-AL Device
A device that uses Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop, which consists of one or more
NL_Ports.
FC-AL Port
The port on the hub that provides connection between the FC-AL adapter and the FC-
AL link.
Fiber
The fiber optic cable made from thin strands of glass through which data in the form of
light pulses is transmitted (LASER, LED). It is used for high-speed transmission over
medium to long distances.