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Rev 1.6.9 Glossary Table 4 - Glossary Term Description AAA Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting: • Authentication - verifies user credentials (username and password) • Authorization - grants or refuses privileges to a user/client for accessing specific services • Accounting - tracks network resources consumption by users ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol that translates IP addresses into MAC addresses for communication over a local area network (LAN). BOARD_MONITOR Board temperature sensor for the selected Leaf or Spine module. CA (Channel Adapter) A device which terminates an Infiniband link, and executes transport level functions. CLI Command Line Interface. A user interface in which you type commands at the prompt. DCB Data Center Bridging. DCBX DCBX protocol is an extension of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). DCBX end points exchange request and acknowledgment messages. For flexibility, parameters are coded in a type-length-value (TLV) format. DHCP The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. Director Class Switch A high density InfiniBand chassis switch system. DMA (Direct Memory Access) Allowing Hardware to move data blocks directly to the memory, bypassing the CPU. DNS Domain Name System. A hierarchical naming system for devices in a computer network. Edge Switch A switch system with a 1RU form factor. ETS ETS provides a common management framework for assignment of band- width to traffic classes. Fabric Management The use of a set of tools (APIs) to configure, discover, and manage and a group of devices organized as a connected fabric. FTP File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. Gateway A network node that interfaces with another network using a different network protocol. GID (Global IDentifier) A 128-bit number used to identify a Port on a network adapter (see below), a port on a Router, or a Multicast Group. GUID (Globally Unique IDenti- A 64-bit number that uniquely identifies a device or component in a subnet. fier) Mellanox Technologies 15 Mellanox® Technologies Confidential

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Glossary
Table 4 - Glossary
Term
Description
AAA
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting:
Authentication - verifies user credentials (username and password)
Authorization - grants or refuses privileges to a user/client for accessing specific
services
Accounting - tracks network resources consumption by users
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol that translates IP addresses into
MAC addresses for communication over a local area network (LAN).
BOARD_MONITOR
Board temperature sensor for the selected Leaf or Spine module.
CA (Channel Adapter)
A device which terminates an Infiniband link, and executes transport level
functions.
CLI
Command Line Interface. A user interface in which you type commands at the
prompt.
DCB
Data Center Bridging.
DCBX
DCBX protocol is an extension of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP). DCBX end points exchange request and acknowledgment messages.
For flexibility, parameters are coded in a type-length-value (TLV) format.
DHCP
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configura-
tion protocol used on IP networks.
Director Class Switch
A high density InfiniBand chassis switch system.
DMA (Direct Memory Access)
Allowing Hardware to move data blocks directly to the memory, bypassing
the CPU.
DNS
Domain Name System. A hierarchical naming system for devices in a com-
puter network.
Edge Switch
A switch system with a 1RU form factor.
ETS
ETS provides a common management framework for assignment of band-
width to traffic classes.
Fabric Management
The use of a set of tools (APIs) to configure, discover, and manage and a
group of devices organized as a connected fabric.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer
files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.
Gateway
A network node that interfaces with another network using a different network
protocol.
GID (Global IDentifier)
A 128-bit number used to identify a Port on a network adapter (see below), a
port on a Router, or a Multicast Group.
GUID (Globally Unique IDenti-
fier)
A 64-bit number that uniquely identifies a device or component in a subnet.
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