EMC Connectrix DS-32M2, User Manual

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Glossary
Authentication Verification of the identity of a process or person.
B
BB_Credit See Buffer-to-Buffer Credit.
Beaconing Repeated transmission of a beacon light and message until the error is
corrected or bypassed.
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.
Blocked Port
Devices communicating with a blocked port are prevented from
logging in to a Connectrix switch or communicating with other
devices attached to the Connectrix switch. A blocked port
continuously transmits the offline sequence (OLS).
Bridge A device that connects and passes packets between two network
segments that use the same communications protocol.
Broadcast Send a transmission to all N_Ports on a fabric.
Broadcast Frames Data packet, also known as a broadcast packet, whose destination
address specifies all computers on a network. See also multicast.
BBuffer
Storage area for data in transit. Buffers compensate for differences in
processing speeds between devices.
Buffer-to-Buffer Credit The maximum number of frames a port can transmit without
receiving a receive ready signal from the receiving device.
uild Fabric
A fabric rebuilding process that retrieves information from all
switches in the fabric and assigns the principal switch.
A Build Fabric follows any of these occurrences:
• Multiple switches are interconnected to form a fabric.
• A switch is removed from the fabric.