HP Surestore 6164 Switch - Manual (Page 84)

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Remote Switch Product that enables two switches to connect over an ATM connection.
Requires compatible fibre channel-to-ATM gateways. Can be up to 10
kilometers distance between each switch and respective gateway.
Request Rate The rate at which requests arrive at a servicing entity. See also Service Rate.
Route As applies to fabric, a communication path between two switches.Routing
is the assignment of Class 2 or 3 frames to the most appropriate switch ports
for the intended destinations. See also FSPF.
RR_TOV Resource Recovery Timeout Value. The minimum time a target device in a
private loop must wait after a LIP before logging out a SCSI initiator. See
also E_D_TOV, R_A_TOV.
RSCN Registered State Change Notification. Switch function that sends notification
of fabric changes from the switch to specified nodes.
SAN Storage Area Network. Network of systems and storage devices that usually
communicate using fibre channel protocols. See also Fabric.
Sequence A fibre channel structure containing one or more frames transmitted in a
unidirectional manner between N_Ports. See also Exchange, Frame.
Service Rate The rate at which an entity can service requests. See also Request Rate.
SI Sequence Initiative.
Single mode Fibre-optic cabling standard that provides for distances of up to 10 kilometers
between devices.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. Internet management protocol that
does not rely on underlying communication protocols and can therefore be
made available over other protocols, such as UDP/IP. Uses IP for network
layer functions and UDP for transport layer functions, or TCP/IP for both.
See also Community (SNMP).
SNMPv1 The original standard for SNMP, now labeled v1.
SNS Simple Name Server. See Name server.
Switch A combination of hardware and firmware that routes frames according to
fibre channel protocol. Switches can have G_Ports, E_Ports, F_Ports, and
FL_Ports.