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Glossary–20 edge switch 2/16 service manual
Glossary
FC-0
The Fibre Channel layer that describes the physical link between two ports, including the
transmission media, transmitter and receiver circuitry, and interfaces (D). This consists of a
pair of either optical fiber or electrical cables (link media) along with transceiver circuitry
which work together to convert a stream of bits at one end of the link to a stream of bits at the
other end.
FC-1
Middle layer of the Fibre Channel physical and signaling interface (FC-PH) standard, defining
the 8B/10B encoding/decoding and transmission protocol.
FC-2
The Fibre Channel layer that specifies the signaling protocol, rules, and mechanisms required
to transfer data blocks. The FC-2 layer is very complex and provides different classes of
service, packetization, sequencing, error detection, segmentation, and reassembly of
transmitted data (D).
FC-3
The Fibre Channel layer that provides a set of services common across multiple node ports
(N_Ports) of a Fibre Channel node. The services are not commonly used and are essentially
reserved for Fibre Channel architecture expansion (D).
FC-4
The Fibre Channel layer that provides mapping of Fibre Channel capabilities to upper level
protocols (ULP), including Internet protocol (IP) and small computer system interface (SCSI)
(D).
FCA
See Fibre Channel Association.
FC adapter
Fibre Channel adapter. See host bus adapter.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
FCC-IOC
See Fibre Channel I/O controller.
FCFE
See Fibre Channel fabric element.
FCFE-MIB
See Fibre Channel fabric element management information base.
FCIA
See Fibre Channel Industry Association.