Installation guide

PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide G-1
GLOSSARY Terms and Definitions
This chapter describes terminology you should be familiar with to install and
operate Aurora Technologies products in your environment.
Address Routing
Refers to the addressing scheme used during legacy PCI operation of a Star-
Fabric switch fabric where all StarFabric-enabled devices in the topology are
identified by a Fabric Identification Number (FID) and a static path to and
from the Root bridge is established for each device in the Switch Fabric.
Asynchronous
A communications system in which data transmits intermittently rather than
in a steady stream. Asynchronous protocols require a start bit and a stop bit to
indicate the beginning and the end of a data transmission. A telephone con-
versation is an example of asynchronous transmission because both parties
talk whenever they like. If the communication were synchronous, each party
would be required to wait a specified interval before speaking. Most commu-
nications between computers and devices are asynchronous.