HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Master Glossary (AA-RW7NA-TE, September 2005)

FC-GS Fibre Channel generic services. A standard that describes in detail a ll of the
basic Fibre Channel services intro duced in ANSI X3.230, FC-PH. In addition,
this document describes any ancillary functions and services required to support
the Fibre Channel services.
FC-GS-2 Fibre Channel generic services, second generation.
FC-GS-3 Fibre Channel Generic Services, third generation.
FCIP Fibre Channel over IP. FCIP is a TCP/IP-based tunneling protocol that allows the
transparent interconnection of geographically distributed SAN islands through
an IP-based network.
See also FCIP Tunneling Service.
FC-NAT Fibre Channel network address translation.
FC-PH The Fibre Channel physical and signaling standard for the FC-0, FC-1, and FC-2
layers of the Fibre Channel Protocol. Indicates signaling used for cable plants,
media types, and transmission speeds.
FC-PH-2 Fibre Channel Physical Interface, second generation.
FC-PH-3 Fibre Channel Physical Interface, third generation.
FC-PI Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard, defined by ANSI.
FC-PLDA The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by ANSI. Applies
to the operation of peripheral devices on a private loop.
FC-SB Fibre Channel single bytes. Also called Single-Byte Command Code Sets
(SBCCS) M apping Protocol (FC-SB) standard. This standard describes the
mapping, or channel protocol associated with Single-Byte Command Sets (SB)
and is intended for use with the Fibre Channel-Physical and Signaling Interface
(FC-PH).
FC-VI Fibre Channel virtual interface.
FCA (1) Flow-control acknowledgement.
(2) Fibre Channel Association. Formed in January 1993 to provide Fibre
Channel support for system integrators, peripheral manufacturers, software
develop ers, component manufacturers, communications companies and
computer service providers.
FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of
Fibre Channel industry professionals. Provides oversight of ANSI and
industry-developed standards, among other tasks.
FCIP Tunneling
Service
The HP Multi-protocol SAN Routing Service that enables SANs to span longer
distances than could be supported with native Fibre Channel links.
See FCI P.
FCLC Fibre Channel Loop Community.
FCP Fibre Channel Protocol. FCP serializes or maps SCSI commands into Fibre
Channel frames. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto Fibre Channel.
FCRP Fibre Channel Router Protocol. A protocol that enables LSAN switches to perform
routing between different edge fabrics, optionally across a backbone fabric.
FCRS Fibre Channel Rout
ing Service. The HP Multi-protocol SAN Routing Service that
extends hierarchi
cal networking capabilities to Fibre Channel fabrics. Enables
devices located o
n separa te fabrics to communicate without merging the fabrics.
It also enables th
ecreationofLSANs.Sometimes called FC-to-FC routing.
12
Glossary