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A glossary of storage networking, data, and information management terminology. To learn more about the SNIA Dictionary click here.

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phy

A transceiver used to set up physical links between SCSI  devices.

There are different transceivers for each transport protocol. SAS, for example, uses four wires that comprise two differential signal pairs. Some other fabrics use an optical cable.

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