edge switch 2/24 service manual
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Glossary
F_Port
See
fabric port
.
frame
A variable-length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay technology.
FRU
See
field-replaceable unit
.
FTP
See
file transfer protocol
.
full-duplex
The capability to transmit in two directions simultaneously.
G
gateway address
(1) In transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), a device that connects two
systems that use the same or different protocols. (2) In TCP/IP, the address of a router to which
a device sends frames destined for addresses not on the same physical network (for example,
not on the same Ethernet) as the sender. The hexadecimal format for the gateway address is
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.
Gb
See
gigabit
.
GB
See
gigabyte
.
Gbps
Acronym for gigabits per second.
generic port
G_Port. Physical interface on a Director or Edge Switch that can function either as a fabric
port (F_Port) or an expansion port (E_Port), depending on the port type to which it connects.
See also
bridge port
;
expansion port
;
fabric port
;
node port
;
segmented expansion port
.
GHz
See
gigahertz
.
gigabit
Gb. A unit of measure for data storage, equal to approximately 134,217,728 bytes.
Approximately one eighth of a gigabyte.