Seagate Fibre Channel Interface - Manual (Page 386)

372 Fibre Channel Interface Manual, Rev. D
Fabric
The entity which interconnects various N_Ports attached to it and is capable of routing frames by using only the
D_ID information in a FC-2 frame header.
Fabric_Name
A Name_Identifier associated with a fabric.
FACT
Fabric Activate Alias.
FC
Fibre Channel
FC-4 Region
A set of N_Ports connected either point-to-point or to a common fabric, such that any N_Port in the set can
successfully complete the N_Port Login procedure with all other N_Ports in the set and successfully maintain
an exchange for a particular FC-4.
FC-PH
ANSI X3.230-1994, Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface.
FC-4
Fibre Channel Layer 4 mapping layer.
FCP
Fibre Channel Protocol.
FCP I/O operation
An unlinked SCSI command, a series of linked SCSI commands, or a task management function.
FCP_Port
An N_Port or NL_Port that supports the SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol.
FCPH
The architecture specified by the Fibre Channel standard.
FCS
Frame Check Sequence.
FCSI
Fibre Channel Systems Initiative.
FDACT
Fabric Deactivate Alias.
Fiber optic test procedure (FOTP)
Standards developed and published by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) under the EIA-RS-455
series of standards.