What does the branch parameter mean when issuing
git fetch <remote_repo> <branch>
?
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The branch parameter is the name of the branch in your that you are going to fetch.
See an example in the git docs:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-fetch.html
git fetch origin +pu:pu maint:tmp