Installation guide

PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide G-9
Megabyte (MB)
A unit of measurement equal to roughly 1 million bytes or 1,024 kilobytes.
Megahertz (MHz)
A measurement of frequency in millions of cycles per second.
MTBF
An acronym for mean time between failure. This is a reliability rating indi-
cating the expected failure rate of a product based on number of hours in
operation.
Node
Generic name for any edge node or switch that supports the StarProtocol.
Operating Mode(s)
The Aurora Technologies PCI-SB and PMC-SB cards have two operating
modes when configured for bridge operation: Root and Leaf. The device con-
taining the primary PCI bus is typically configured for Root bridge operation.
Remote devices containing secondary PCI buses or expansion slots are con-
figured for Leaf operation.
Operating system (OS)
The low level software that controls a computer’s hardware and determines
what actions are possible from programs. UNIX, Linux, Windows and DOS
are examples of operating systems.
Parallel
A technique of passing bits of data at the same time. For example, a parallel
interface such as RJ-45 can pass 8 bits of data on a cable at the same time
(through 8 separate lines in the cable).