Qlogic FastLinQ 3400 Series, User Manual

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15–QLogic Teaming Services
Executive Summary
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Glossary
Table 15-1. Glossary
Item Definition
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
QCC QConvergeConsole
QLASP QLASP (intermediate NIC teaming driver)
DNS Domain Name Service
G-ARP Gratuitous Address Resolution Protocol
Generic Trunking
(FEC/GEC)/802.3ad-
Draft Static Switch-dependent load balancing and failover type of team in
which the intermediate driver manages outgoing traffic and the
switch manages incoming traffic.
HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IP Internet Protocol
IPv6 Version 6 of the IP Protocol
iSCSI Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
L2 Layer 2. Used to describe network traffic that is not offloaded,
and where hardware only performs Layer 2 operations on the
traffic. Layer 3 (IP) and Layer 4 (TCP) protocols are processed
in software.
L4 Layer 4. Used to describe network traffic that is heavily off-
loaded to the hardware, where much of the Layer 3 (IP) and
Layer 4 (TCP) processing is done in the hardware to improve
performance.
LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol
Link Aggregation
(802.3ad) Switch-dependent load balancing and failover type of team with
LACP in which the intermediate driver manages outgoing traffic
and the switch manages incoming traffic.
LOM LAN on Motherboard
MAC media access control
NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification
NLB Network Load Balancing (Microsoft)