HP MPX200 Multifunction Router - Manual (Page 202)

iSR6200 Router Manager
User’s Guide
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SFP
Small form-factor pluggable. A compact,
hot-pluggable transceiver used for both
telecommunication and data communica-
tions applications. It interfaces a network
device mother board (for a switch, router,
media converter, or similar device) to a
fiber optic or copper networking cable. It is
a popular industry format supported by
many network component vendors. SFP
transceivers are designed to support
SONET, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel,
and other communications standards.
simple network management protocol
See SNMP .
small computer system interface
See SCSI .
small form-factor pluggable
See SFP .
SNMP
Simple network management protocol.
SNMP is a networking protocol that
enables you to monitor the router using
third-party applications that use SNMP.
storage area network
See SAN .
target
The storage-device endpoint of a SCSI
session. Initiators request data from
targets. Targets are typically disk-drives,
tape-drives, or other media devices.
Typically a SCSI peripheral device is the
target but an adapter may, in some cases,
be a target. A target can contain many
LUNs.
A target is a device that responds to a
requested by an initiator (the host system).
Peripherals are targets, but for some
commands (for example, a SCSI COPY
command), the peripheral may act as an
initiator.
TCP
Transmission control protocol. A set of
rules to send data in packets over the
Internet protocol.
virtual logical area network
See VLAN .
virtual port group
See VPG .
VLAN
Virtual logical area network (LAN). A group
of hosts with a common set of require-
ments that communicate as if they were
attached to the same wire, regardless of
their physical location. Although a VLAN
has the same attributes as a physical LAN,
it allows for end stations to be grouped
together even if they are not located on the
same LAN segment. VLANs enable
network reconfiguration through software,
instead of physically relocating devices.
VPG
Virtual port group. VPG is the iSR6200
software component used to create
additional logical Fibre Channel adapter
initiator ports on the fabric.
world wide name
See WWN .
world wide node name
See WWNN .
world wide port name
See WWPN .