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Glossary
A
Adapter
A printed circuit assembly that translates data between the
iSCSI host processor’s internal bus and a different bus, such as SCSI.
Address
See SCSI Addressing.
Addressing Mode
Used to create a mapping table that maps devices on
the SCSI bus to Fibre Channel logical units.
Area
The second byte of the N_Port Identifier.
Authentication
A process of identification, usually based on a username
and password.
Auto-assigned Mapping
A menu item. The auto-addressing option
creates a mapping table using devices discovered upon powering up or
resetting the TC2201, that is not otherwise retained by the TC2201.
B
Baud
A unit of signaling speed, expressed as the maximum number of
times per second the signal can change the state of the transmission line
or other medium (units of baud are sec
-1
). Note: With Fibre Channel
scheme, a signal event represents a single transmission bit.