Installation guide

G-14 PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide
Synchronous
Most communication between computers is asynchronous, meaning it can
occur at any time and at irregular intervals. Communication within a com-
puter, however, is usually synchronous and is governed by the microproces-
sor clock. Signals along the bus can occur only at specific points in the clock
cycle.
Target
A node in the switch fabric that is the destination or target of a data transmis-
sion from a source node.
TCP/IP
Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol refers to the Internet Protocol
(IP) in general. Internet Protocol has different ways of handling and packag-
ing data for transport over a network, such as TCP and UDP (User Datagram
Protocol).
Turns
Refers to the number of nodes data must traverse between a source device
and a target device during a network transmission. Each node in the path
between the source device and the target device is referred to as a turn. If
there are three nodes between the target device and the source device, the
path would have three turns.
Universal Card(s)
User card that runs at 3.0v or 5.0v depending on the voltage requirements of
the system it is installed in.
Upstream
Used with the transmission flow of data in the switch fabric to indicate a
direction flow toward the Root bridge.
XP-SG StarFabric PCI Expansion Chassis
Aurora Technologies’ two-slot or three-slot, PCI 2.2 compliant, expansion
chassis for StarFabric topologies.