Intel 5000 Series User Manual

Glossary Intel® 5000 Series Chipsets Server Board Family Datasheet
Revision 1.1
Intel order number D38960-004
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Glossary
This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use,
numeric entries are listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “ACPI”).
Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms following.
Term Definition
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ADC Analog to Digital Converter.
AP Application Processor
API Application Programming Interface.
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Control
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASMI Advanced Server Management Interface
ASR Asynchronous Reset
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BIST Built-In Self Test
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
Bridge Circuitry connecting one computer bus to another, allowing an agent on one to access the other
BSP Bootstrap Processor
byte 8-bit quantity.
CBC Chassis Bridge Controller (A microcontroller connected to one or more other CBCs, together they
bridge the IPMB buses of multiple chassis.
CEK Common Enabling Kit
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CMOS In terms of this specification, this describes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-backed 128 bytes
of memory, which normally resides on the server board.
DPC Direct Platform Control
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EMP Emergency Management Port
EPS External Product Specification
ESB2 Enterprise South Bridge 2
FBD Fully Buffered DIMM
FMB Flexible Mother Board
FRB Fault Resilient Booting
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
GB 1024MB
GPIO General Purpose I/O
GTL Gunning Transceiver Logic
HSC Hot-Swap Controller
Hz Hertz (1 cycle/second)
I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus
IA Intel
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Architecture
IBF Input Buffer
ICH I/O Controller Hub

Intel 5000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	5000 Series
Category	Server Board
Language	English