FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Intrepid 6064 Director Installation and Service Manual (620-000108-920, April 2005)

Glossary
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Glossary
IP address See Internet protocol address.
IPL See initial program load.
ISL See interswitch link.
K
Kb See kilobit.
KB See kilobyte.
kilobit A unit of measure for data storage, equal to 1,024 bits. A kilobit is
generally approximated as one thousand bits.
kilobyte A unit of measure for data storage, equal to 1,024 bytes. A kilobyte is
generally approximated as one thousand bytes.
L
LAN See local area network.
laser Acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A
device that produces a powerful, narrow beam of coherent light of a
single wavelength by simulating the emissions of photons from
atoms, molecules, or ions.
latency For Fibre Channel applications, the time elapsed between receipt of a
data frame at a switch’s incoming F_Port to retransmission of the data
through the switch’s outgoing F_Port to a destination N_Port.
LED See light-emitting diode.
light-emitting diode A semiconductor chip that emits visible or infrared light when
electricity passes through it. LEDs are used on director or switch front
bezels and FRUs to provide visual status indications.
LIN See link incident.