Installation guide

G-6 PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide
FCC Class A
Refers to an electrical device classification that signifies the device is com-
pliant with Part 15 of FCC rules indicating device does not cause harmful
interference and device accepts harmful interference and operates as
intended.
Form factor
The industry standard that defines the physical, external dimensions of a par-
ticular device or board.
Front I/O
Refers to ports or interface connectors that reside on the front of an I/O card
such as the PMC-SBF card. Typically, front I/O cards use cables to connect
to other devices.
Gateway
Refers to a StarFabric-enabled device in a switch fabric that serves as an
access point to the StarFabric-enabled devices behind it.
Gigabyte (GB)
A unit of measure consisting of one billion bytes (one thousand megabytes).
Host
Refers to a host computer running a PCI-SB or PMC-SB card as a Root
bridge. It communicates with a StarFabric-enabled device over a network or
expansion topology.
IEEE
Refers to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. This is an orga-
nization that develops standards for networking (including Ethernet and
Token Ring protocols). For example. IEEE 1596.3 is a standard used in for
Low Voltage Differential Signalling (LVDS).