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Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual Glossary-29
Publication Number: 53-0000563-02
Stitch The code name given to the first-generation Brocade Fabric ASIC. This is the ASIC that is used in the
SilkWorm 1xxx series of switches.
storage A device used to store data, such as a disk or tape.
store-and-
forward
A switching technique that requires buffering an entire frame before making a routing decision.
striping A RAID technique for writing a file to multiple disks on a block-by-block basis, with or without parity.
switch A fabric device providing bandwidth and high-speed routing of data via link-level addressing.
switch name The arbitrary name assigned to a switch.
switch port A port on a switch. Switch ports can be E_Ports, F_Ports, or FL_Ports.
switch-to-
switch
authentication
The process of authenticating both switches in a switch-to-switch connection using digital certificates.
See also authentication, digital certificate.
SWL Short wavelength. A type of fiber optic cabling that is based on 850 mm lasers and supports 1.0625 GB/
sec link speeds. Can also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP. See also LWL.
syslog Syslog daemon. Used to forward error messages.
T
T10 A standards committee chartered with creating standards for SCSI.
T11 A standards committee chartered with creating standards for Fibre Channel.
tachyon A chip that supports FC-0 through FC-2 on a single chip.
target A storage device on a Fibre Channel network. See also initiator.
TC Track changes.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol.
telnet A virtual terminal emulation used with TCP/IP. “Telnet” is sometimes used as a synonym for the
Brocade Fabric OS CLI.
tenancy The time from when a port wins arbitration in a loop until the same port returns to the monitoring state.
Also referred to as “loop tenancy.”
throughput The rate of data flow achieved within a cable, link, or system. Usually measured in bps (bits per second
or b/sec). See also BB fabric.
tiering The process of grouping particular SAN devices by function and then attaching these devices to
particular switches or groups of switches based on that function.