Installation guide

G-10 PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide
Path Routing
A mechanism used to transmit or route data frames through the switch fabric
based on the relative path the data must take to travel from the source node to
the destination or target node. Typically, path routing is able to dynamically
select the best path to take between two nodes based on a user-defined algo-
rithm.
PCI
Refers to Peripheral Component Interconnect. It is an open bus standard that
allows for high speed communication (up to 66 MHz and 64 bits) between
peripherals and the system host CPU.
PMC-SB Card
Refers to the Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect form factor card
from Aurora Technologies that enables legacy PCI systems to interface with
next-generation StarFabric technology.
PCI 1.1
Refers to the PCI SIG PCI specification that addresses the need for increased
bandwidth of PCI devices. PCI-1.1 enables the design of systems and devices
that operate at clock speeds up to 133 MHz, or 1 GBs. It also provides for
protocol enhancements that enable devices to operate much more efficiently
by providing more usable bandwidth at any clock frequency.
Peripherals
A hardware device added to a computer system to provide functionality
beyond the basic CPU, such as a modem, video card, disk drive, tape drive,
or printer.
PICMG
PCI Industrial Computer Management Group.