FW 08.01.00 McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual (620-000155-220, November 2005)

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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
Glossary
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to execute. JVMs have been developed
for many of the mainstream platforms and operating systems.
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jumper cable Optical cable that provides physical attachment between two devices
or between a device and a distribution panel. Contrast with trunk
cable. See also optical cable.
K
Kb See kilobit.
KB See kilobyte.
kilobit Kb. A unit of measure for data storage, equaling 1,024 bits, or two to
the tenth power. Kilobits are generally approximated as being one
thousand bits.
kilobyte KB. A unit of measure for data storage, equaling 1,024 bytes, or two
to the tenth power. Kilobytes are generally approximated as being
one thousand bytes.
L
laser Laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation. A device that produces a very powerful narrow beam of
coherent light of a single wavelength by simulating the emissions of
photons from atoms, molecules, or ions.
latency Amount of time elapsed between receipt of a data transmission at a
switch’s incoming fabric port (F_Port) from the originating node port
(N_Port) to retransmission of that data at the switch’s outgoing
F_Port to the destination N_Port. The amount of time it takes for data
transmission to pass through a switching device.
LCD Liquid crystal display.
LED See light-emitting diode.