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Class 3 Fibre Channel service
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Glossary channel-attached (1) Pertaining to direct attachment of devices by data I/O channels to a computer. (2) Pertaining to devices attached to a control unit by cables, not telecommunication lines (D). Synonymous with local. channel path CHP. A single interface between a central processor and one or more control units, along which signals and data are sent to perform I/O requests (D). channel path identifier CHPID. In a channel subsystem, a value assigned to each channel path of the system that uniquely identifies the path (D). See also channel-to-channel (channel-to-channel) (input/output configuration program). channel subsystem CSS. A collection of subchannels that direct the flow of information between I/O devices and main storage, relieve the processor of communication tasks, and perform path management functions (D). channel-to-channel CTC. A channel attached to another channel (channel-to-channel) and specifies the I/O mode of operation for the channel path under the I/O configuration program (IOCP) channel path identifier (CHPID) statement 'Type' parameter (D). See also channel path identifier (input/output configuration program). channel wrap test A diagnostic procedure that checks S/390 host-to-Director or host-to-Switch connectivity by returning the output of the host as input. The test is host-initiated and transmits Fibre Channel frames to a Director or Switch port. A Director or Switch port enabled for channel wrapping echoes the frame back to the host. CHP See channel path. CHPID See channel path identifier. Class 2 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless (not dedicated) service with notification of delivery or nondelivery between two node ports (N_Ports). Class 3 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless (not dedicated) service without notification of delivery or nondelivery between two node ports (N_Ports). embedded web server user guide Glossary-5