Fibre Channel Frame
S O F HEADER PAYLOAD C R C E O F 4 24 2112 4 4 Fibre Channel places a restriction on the length of the data field of a frame at 528...
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Fibre Channel Classes of service
Classes of service Applications might require different levels of service and guarantees regarding delivery, connectivity, and bandwidth. Some applications need to have a bandwidth that is dedicated to them during the data exchange like...
Converged Network Adapter
Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) can run both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic at the same time. These CNAs combine the functions of an HBA and a Network Interface Card (NIC) on one card. CNAs...
Fibre Channel Topologies
Topology is the way of approach to connecting devices to form a network. Fibre Channel-based networks support three types of base topologies: Point-to-point Arbitrated loop Switched fabric Switched fabric further classified into a few...
What is Hop in SAN fabric?
Hop When Fibre Channel traffic is going from one E_Port over an ISL to another E_Port, is one hop. ISLs are made by connecting an E_Port to an E_Port. There is a hop count...
What are the well known addresses in Fibre Channel?
A well-known address is a reserved address for each Fibre channel service. Each address provides it’s respective service. Well known addresses and its services are Address Service Name Function FFFFFE Fabric login Fabric login...