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GLOSSARY 8b/10b encoding Address identifier AL_PA Alias server ANSI API Arbitrated loop ASIC ATM Bandwidth Encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit data byte into a 10-bit transmission character. Used to balance ones and zeros in high speed transports. Value used to identify source or destination of a frame. Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. Unique 8-bit value assigned during loop initialization to each port in an arbitrated loop. Fabric software facility that supports multicast group management. American National Standards Institute. Governing body for fibre channel standards in the U.S.A. Application Programming Interface. Defined protocol that allows applications to interface with a set of services. A fibre channel transport structured as a loop. Allows communication between ports without using a switch. Requires successful arbitration by a port before a circuit is established. Supports up to 126 devices and one fabric attachment. Application-Specific Integrated Circuit. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Transport 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. The total transmission capacity of a link, cable, or system. 41

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GLOSSARY
8b/10b encoding
Encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit data byte into a 10-bit transmission
character. Used to balance ones and zeros in high speed transports.
Address identifier
Value used to identify source or destination of a frame.
AL_PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. Unique 8-bit value assigned during loop
initialization to each port in an arbitrated loop.
Alias server
Fabric software facility that supports multicast group management.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute. Governing body for fibre channel
standards in the U.S.A.
API
Application Programming Interface. Defined protocol that allows
applications to interface with a set of services.
Arbitrated loop
A fibre channel transport structured as a loop. Allows communication
between ports without using a switch. Requires successful arbitration by a
port before a circuit is established. Supports up to 126 devices and one fabric
attachment.
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit.
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Transport 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.
Bandwidth
The total transmission capacity of a link, cable, or system.