Siemens PSFR-CP41 - Manual (Page 69)

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual
Glossary
Adapter
A printed circuit assembly that translates data between the FC host
processor’s internal bus and a different bus, such as SCSI.
Address
See SCSI Addressing.
Addressing Mode
A menu item. It is used to create a mapping table that maps devices on the
SCSI bus to Fibre Channel logical units.
AL_PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address.
Arbitrated Loop
See Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop.
Area
The second byte of the N_Port Identifier.
Auto-Assigned Mapping
A menu item. The auto-addressing option creates a mapping table using
devices discovered upon powering up or resetting the PSFR-CP41, that is
not otherwise retained by the PSFR-CP41.
Baud
The encoded bit rate per second.
Bus
A means of transferring data between modules and adapters or between an
adapter and SCSI devices. For a SCSI bus definition, see SCSI Bus.
Channel
A general term for a path on which electronic signals travel.