HP Surestore 64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 222)

206 Glossary
arbitration
Process of selecting one device from a collection of devices that request service
simultaneously.
audit log
Log summarizing actions (audit trail) made by the user.
authentication
Verification of identity for a person or process.
B
beaconing
Use of light-emitting diodes on ports, port cards, field-replaceable units, and directors
to aid in the fault-isolation process; when enabled, active beaconing will cause LEDs to
illuminate for faulty components.
BB_Credit
Also known as buffer-to-buffer credit. Indicates the maximum number of frames a port
can transmit without receiving a receive ready signal from the receiving device.
ber
See bit error rate.
bidirectional
In Fibre Channel, the capability to simultaneously communicate at maximum speeds
(100 Mbps) in both directions over a link.
bit error rate
Ratio of received bits that contain errors to total of all bits transmitted.