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3.2.18 Fabric_Name: An identifier associated with a Fibre Channel Fabric. See FC-FS-2.
3.2.19 Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF): The link state protocol used for Path Selection. See FC-SW-3.
3.2.20 FC_Port: A port transmitting or receiving Fibre Channel frames. FC_Port includes any port type defined in the Fibre Channel family of standards (e.g., N_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, E_Port).
3.2.21 FL_Port: An L_Port that is able to perform the function of an F_Port, attached via a link to one or more NL_Ports in an Arbitrated Loop topology (see FC-AL -2). The AL_PA of an FL_Port is 00h. In this technical report, an FL_Port is assumed to always refer to a port to which NL_Ports are attached to a Fabric, and does not include F_Ports.
3.2.22 Fx_Port: A Switch Port (see 3.2.52) capable of operating as an F_Port or FL_Port.
3.2.23 Gateway/Bridge: Any device that interfaces FC to some other interface (see FC-FS-2). The definition of such a device is outside the scope of this technical report.
3.2.24 Hub: For the purposes of this technical report, an interconnect element used with Arbitrated Loops. A hub may be a stand-alone enclosure, or part of an integrated system (e.g., such as the connection point within a JBOD). Typically a hub is transparent to any connected Fibre Channel devices.
3.2.25 Interconnect_Port: An E_Port or a B_Port.
3.2.26 Loop Fabric Address (LFA): An address identifier used to address an FL_Port (see FC- SW-3) for the purpose of loop management. See 6.4 and FC-LS.
3.2.27 L_Port: A port that contains Arbitrated Loop functions associated with the Arbitrated Loop topology. See FC-AL-2.
3.2.28 Managed Hub: A Hub (see 3.2.24) that provides either in-band or out-of-band management functions.
3.2.29 Name Server: A Server (see 3.2.48) that allows registration and reporting of various ob- jects. See FC-GS-4.
3.2.30 N_Port: In this technical report, a direct Fabric-attached port that does not include NL_Ports. See FC-FS-2. 3.2.31 N_Port Identifier: 1 . A Fabric unique address identifier by which an N_Port is known. The identifier is used in the S_ID and D_ID fields of a frame (see FC-FS-2). 2. A Name Server object (see FC-GS-4) containing the Fibre Channel address identifier assigned to an N_Port or NL_Port.
3.2.32 NL_Port: An L_Port that is able to perform the function of an N_Port, attached to one or more NL_Ports and zero or more FL_Ports in an Arbitrated Loop topology. In this technical report, an NL_Port is assumed to always refer to a loop-attached port including both Private NL_Ports and Public NL_Ports, and does not include N_Ports.
3.2.33 Node_Name: A identifier associated with a Fibre Channel node. See FC-FS-2.
3.2.34 Non-Participating mode: The operational mode of an L_Port that does not have an AL_PA, but is enabled into the Loop (see FC-AL-2).
3.2.35 Nx_Port: A port operating as an N_Port or NL_Port.