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Fabric Watch. A product that runs on Fabric OS and
allows monitoring and configuration of fabric and switch
elements.
FAN. Fabric address notification.
FC. Fibre channel.
FCA. See fibre-channel arbitrated loop.
FC-AL. The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard.
Defined on top of the FC-PH standard. Defines the
arbitration on a loop where several FC nodes share a
common medium.
FC-AL-3. The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard
defined by ANSI. Defined on top of the FC-PH
standards.
FCC. Federal Communications Commission.
FC-FLA. The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach
standard defined by ANSI.
FCP. See fibre-channel protocol.
FC-PH-1,2,3. The Fibre Channel Physical and
Signaling Interface standards defined by ANSI.
FC-PI. The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard
defined by ANSI.
FC-PDLA. The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct
Attach standard defined by ANSI. Applies to the
operation of peripheral devices on a private loop.
FC-SW-2. The second generation of the Fibre Channel
Switch Fabric standard defined by ANSI. Specifies tools
and algorithms for the interconnection and initialization
of fibre-channel switches in order to create a
multi-switch fibre-channel fabric.
fibre-channel arbitrated loop. A standard defined on
top of the FC-PH standard. It defines the arbitration on
a loop where several FC nodes share a common
medium.
fibre-channel protocol (FCP). The protocol for
transmitting commands, data, and status using
fibre-channel FC-FS exchanges and information units.
Fibre channel is a high-speed serial architecture that
allows either optical or electrical connections at data
rates from 265 Mbps up to 4-Gbps.
fibre-channel service (FS). A service that is defined
by fibre-channel standards and exists at a well-known
address. For example, the Simple Name Server is a
fibre-channel service. See also fibre-channel service
protocol.
fibre-channel service protocol (FSP). The common
protocol for all fabric services, transparent to the fabric
type or topology. See also fibre-channel service.
fibre-channel shortest path first (FSPF). A routing
protocol used by fibre-channel switches.
fibre-channel transport. A protocol service that
supports communication between fibre-channel service
providers. See also fibre-channel service protocol.
field replaceable unit (FRU). An assembly that is
replaced in its entirety when any one of its components
fails. In some cases, a field replaceable unit may
contain other field replaceable units.
fill word. An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is
transmitted during breaks between data frames to keep
the fibre-channel link active.
firmware. The basic operating system provided with
the hardware.
FLA. Fabric loop attach.
FLOGI. See fabric login.
FL_port. See fabric loop port.
F_port. See fabric port.
frame. The fibre-channel structure used to transmit
data between ports. Consists of a start-of-frame
delimiter, header, any optional headers, the data
payload, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), and an
end-of-frame delimiter. There are two types of frames:
Link control frames (transmission acknowledgements,
and so on) and data frames.
FRU. See field replaceable unit.
FS. See fibre-channel service.
FSP. See fibre-channel service protocol.
FSPF. See fibre-channel shortest path first.
FTP. File transfer protocol.
full-duplex. A mode of communication that allows the
same port to simultaneously transmit and receive
frames. See also half-duplex.
Fx_port. A fabric port that can operate as either an
F_port or FL_port. See also fabric port, fabric loop port.
gateway. Hardware that connects incompatible
networks by providing the necessary translation for both
hardware and software.
GBIC. See gigabit interface converter.
GBps. Gigabytes per second.
Gbps. Gigabits per second.
generic port (G_port). A generic port that can operate
as either an E_port or an F_port. A port is defined as a
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