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Appendix A Glossary
Arbitrated Loop: The FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) is a standard defined on top of the
FC-PH standard. It defines the arbitration on a loop where several FC nodes share a
common medium.
Fabric: The name applied to a network resulting from the interconnection of switches and
devices comprised of high-speed fiber connections. A Fabric is an active, intelligent,
nonshared interconnect scheme for nodes.
Loop: A loop is a configuration of devices (for example, JBODs) connected to the Fabric via
and FL_Port interface card.
World Wide Name (WWN): A WWN uniquely identifies a switch on local and global
networks.
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