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Glossary Intel
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Server Board S2400GP TPS
Revision 1.01
Intel order number G50295-002
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Glossary
This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use,
numeric entries are listed first (for example, “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (for
example, “AGP 4x”). Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with
non-acronyms following.
Term
Definition
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port
AP
Application Processor
APIC
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Control
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASMI
Advanced Server Management Interface
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BIST
Built-In Self Test
BMC
Baseboard Management Controller
Bpp
Bits per pixel
Bridge
Circuitry connecting one computer bus to another, allowing an agent on one to access the other
BSP
Bootstrap Processor
Byte
8-bit quantity.
CBC
Chassis Bridge Controller (A microcontroller connected to one or more other CBCs, together they
bridge the IPMB buses of multiple chassis.)
CEK
Common Enabling Kit
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CMOS
In terms of this specification, this describes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-backed 128 bytes
of memory, which normally resides on the server board.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM
Dual In-Line Memory Module
DPC
Direct Platform Control
DMA
Direct Memory Access
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EHCI
Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EMP
Emergency Management Port
EPS
External Product Specification
EVRD
Enterprise Voltage Regulator-Down
ESB2
Enterprise South Bridge 2
FBD
Fully Buffered DIMM
FMB
Flexible Mother Board
FRB
Fault Resilient Booting
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
FSB
Front Side Bus
GB
1024 MB