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Glossary–30 edge switch 2/16 service manual
Glossary
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.