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host adapterAlso called a "controller" or "host bus adapter," it is a device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer. It is typically an expansion card that plugs into the bus. IDE and SCSI are examples of peripheral interfaces that call their controllers host adapters. See host.
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So host bus adaptor suppliers like Adaptec will follow on higher performing--we've got 6-gigabit-per-second performance on the serial attached SCSI roadmap--I think going as high as 12 gig. The broad array of products to enter the market in 2004 will come from STA member companies which produce controllers, host bus adaptors, hard disk drives, cables, connectors, systems, software, expanders, converters, switches, I/O and test and verification systems. The Virtual|BLUE[TM] product family provides native connectivity from mainframes to open-systems servers and storage networks, including RoHS-compliant FICON and ESCON host bus adaptors for OEMs worldwide. |
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