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Routing, RR_TOV, RX_ID, Sequence, Service Rate, Single Mode, SNMPv1, Fabric, Request Rate

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Glossary Routing The assignment of frames to specific switch ports, according to frame destination. RR_TOV Resource Recovery Time-out Value; the minimum time a target device in a loop waits after a Loop Initialization Primitive (LIP) before logging out a SCSI initiator. See also E_D_TOV, R_A_TOV. RSCN Registered State Change Notification; a switch function that allows notification of fabric changes to be sent from the switch to specified nodes. RX_ID Responder Exchange Identifier. A 2-byte field in the frame header used by the responder of the Exchange to identify frames as being part of a particular exchange. SAN Storage Area Network; a network of systems and storage devices that communicate using Fibre Channel protocols. See also Fabric. Sequence A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports. Service Rate The rate at which an entity can service requests. See also Request Rate. Single Mode The fiber optic cabling standard that corresponds to distances of up to 10 km between devices. SI Sequence Initiative. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. An internet management protocol that uses either IP for network-level functions and UDP for transport-level functions, or TCP/IP for both. Can be made available over other protocols, such as UDP/IP, because it does not rely on the underlying communication protocols. See also Community (SNMP). SNMPv1 The original SNMP protocol, now labeled v1. SNS Simple Name Server; a switch service that stores names, addresses, and attributes for up to 15 minutes, and provides them as required to other devices in the fabric. SNS is defined by Fibre Channel standards and exists at a well-known address. May also be referred to as directory service. See also FS. Quickloop Fabric Assist User Guide 71

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Glossary
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Quickloop Fabric Assist User Guide
Routing
The assignment of frames to specific switch ports, according to frame destination.
RR_TOV
Resource Recovery Time-out Value; the minimum time a target device in a loop waits after
a Loop Initialization Primitive (LIP) before logging out a SCSI initiator. See also
E_D_TOV
,
R_A_TOV
.
RSCN
Registered State Change Notification; a switch function that allows notification of fabric
changes to be sent from the switch to specified nodes.
RX_ID
Responder Exchange Identifier. A 2-byte field in the frame header used by the responder of
the Exchange to identify frames as being part of a particular exchange.
SAN
Storage Area Network; a network of systems and storage devices that communicate using
Fibre Channel protocols. See also
Fabric
.
Sequence
A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports.
Service Rate
The rate at which an entity can service requests. See also
Request Rate
.
Single Mode
The fiber optic cabling standard that corresponds to distances of up to 10 km between
devices.
SI
Sequence Initiative.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. An internet management protocol that uses either
IP for network-level functions and UDP for transport-level functions, or TCP/IP for both.
Can be made available over other protocols, such as UDP/IP, because it does not rely on the
underlying communication protocols. See also
Community (SNMP)
.
SNMPv1
The original SNMP protocol, now labeled v1.
SNS
Simple Name Server; a switch service that stores names, addresses, and attributes for up to
15 minutes, and provides them as required to other devices in the fabric. SNS is defined by
Fibre Channel standards and exists at a well-known address. May also be referred to as
directory service. See also
FS.