Refer to the exhibit. Which type of port is used to connect an edge switch in NPV mode to the core switch?

E ports are used for ISL (Inter-Switch Links) between two full fabric non-NPV Fibre Channel switches and are not applicable to NPV edge-to-core connections.

TE (Trunking E) ports extend ISL functionality with VSAN trunking between full fabric switches, not for NPV edge switch uplinks to a core.

F ports are fabric ports on the core switch side that accept connections from N-ports or NP-ports; an edge switch in NPV mode presents NP ports, not F ports, on its uplink.

An NP (N-Port Proxy) port is the specific port type used on an NPV-mode edge switch to connect to the upstream core switch's F port. The NP port acts as a proxy, multiplexing all downstream N-port login sessions through a single physical uplink to the core fabric. This port pairing - NP on the edge, F on the core - is the fundamental requirement for NPV operation.