Intel® Server Board S2600CW Family TPS
Glossary
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Glossary
This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use,
numeric entries are listed first (for example, 82460GX) with alpha entries following (for
example, AGP 4x). Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms
following.
Term
Definition
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AP
Application Processor
APIC
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Control
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BIST
Built-In Self Test
BMC
Baseboard Management Controller
Bridge
Circuitry connecting one computer bus to another, allowing an agent on one to
access the other
BSP
Bootstrap Processor
byte
8-bit quantity
CBC
Chassis Bridge Controller (A microcontroller connected to one or more other CBCs,
together they bridge the IPMB buses of multiple chassis)
CEK
Common Enabling Kit
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CMOS
In terms of this specification, this describes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-
backed 128 bytes of memory, which normally resides on the server board.
DPC
Direct Platform Control
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EHCI
Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EMP
Emergency Management Port
EPS
External Product Specification
FMB
Flexible MotherBoard
FMC
Flex Management Connector
FMM
Flex Management Module
FRB
Fault Resilient Booting
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
FSB
Front Side Bus
GB
1024MB
GPIO
General Purpose I/O
GTL
Gunning Transceiver Logic
HSC
Hot-Swap Controller
Hz
Hertz (1 cycle/second)
I
2
C
Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus
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