HP StorageWorks 2/8-EL quickloop fabric assist version 3.0.x user guide - Page 58
AW_TOV, Bandwidth, BB_Credit, Beginning Run Disparity, Block, Bridge, Broadcast, Cascade, Throughput
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Glossary ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode; a transport used for transmitting data over LANs or WANs that transmit fixed-length units of data. Provides any-to-any connectivity, and allows nodes to transmit simultaneously. AW_TOV Arbitration Wait Time-out Value; the minimum time an arbitrating L_Port waits for a response before beginning loop initialization. Bandwidth The total transmission capacity of a cable, link, or system. Usually measured in bps (bits per second). May also refer to the range of transmission frequencies available to a network. See also Throughput. BB_Credit Buffer-to-buffer credit; the number of frames that can be transmitted to a directly connected recipient or within an arbitrated loop. Determined by the number of receive buffers available. See also Buffer-to-buffer Flow Control, EE_Credit. Beginning Run Disparity The disparity at the transmitter or receiver when the special character associated with an ordered set is encoded or decoded. See also Disparity. BER Bit Error Rate; the rate at which bits are expected to be received in error. Expressed as the ratio of error bits to total bits transmitted. See also Error. Block As applies to Fibre Channel, upper-level application data that is transferred in a single sequence. Bridge Hardware that connects incompatible networks by providing translation for both hardware and software. For example, an ATM gateway can connect a Fibre Channel link to an ATM connection. Broadcast The transmission of data from a single source to all devices in the fabric, regardless of zoning. See also Multicast, Unicast. Buffer-to-buffer Flow Control Management of the frame transmission rate in either a point-to-point topology or in an arbitrated loop. See also BB_Credit. Cascade Two or more interconnected Fibre Channel switches. The recommended number of interswitch links is seven. See also Fabric, ISL. 58 Quickloop Fabric Assist User Guide