edge switch 2/32 product manager user guide

edge switch 2/32 product manager user guide Glossary–13
Glossary
interface
Hardware, software, or both, linking systems, programs, or devices.
Internet Protocol
The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed
across an internet and provides the basis for connectionless, best-effort packet delivery service.
IP includes the ICMP control and error message protocol as an integral part.
internet protocol address
Unique string of numbers (in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that identifies a device on a
network.
interoperability
Ability to communicate, execute programs or transfer data between various functional units
over a network.
interswitch link
Also known as ISL. Physical E_Port connection between two Switches in a fabric.
I/O configuration
See input/output configuration.
IOCDS
A data set that contains an I/O configuration definition built by the IOCP.
IOCP
See input/output configuration program.
IP address
See internet protocol address.
IPL
See initial program load.
ISL
See interswitch link.
jumper cable
Optical cable that provides physical attachment between two devices or between a device and
a distribution panel. Contrast with trunk cable.