Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC TPS
Glossary
Revision 1.0
Intel order number: E42249-003
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Glossary
Term
Definition
ACPI Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface
AP Application
Processor
APIC
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Control
ASIC Application
Specific Integrated Circuit
ASMI
Advanced Server Management Interface
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
ESB2
Enterprise South Bridge 2
FBD
Fully Buffered DIMM
FMB
Flexible Mother Board
FRB
Fault Resilient Booting
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
FSB
Front Side Bus
GB 1024
MB
GPIO
General Purpose I/O
GTL
Gunning Transceiver Logic
HSC Hot-Swap
Controller
Hz
Hertz (1 cycle/second)
I2C
Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus
IA Intel
®
Architecture
IBF Input
Buffer
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
ICMB
Intelligent Chassis Management Bus
IERR Internal
Error
IFB
I/O and Firmware Bridge
INTR Interrupt
IP Internet
Protocol