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(X3f      XX7EewԀ |  X    X*h XewX7EX XX*h l-(,           3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC       A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      ݀  S    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  FibreChannelStandards    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      Afteralengthyreviewofexistingequipmentandstandards,theFibreChannelstandardsgrouprealizedthatchannelsandnetworksshouldbeabletosharethesamefiber.(Notethat"fiber"isusedthroughoutthisbookasagenerictermwhichcanindicateeitheranopticaloracoppercable.) {C%2A`ArialTTCITsystemsfrequentlysupporttwoormoreinterfaces,andsharingaportandmediamakessense.Thisreduceshardwarecostsandthesizeofthesystem,sincefewerpartsareneeded.FibreChannel,afamilyofANSIstandards(seeChapter8),isacommon,efficienttransportsystemsupportingmultipleprotocolsorrawdatausingnativeFibreChannelguaranteeddeliveryservices.ProfilesdefineinteroperablestandardsforusingFibreChannelfordifferentprotocolsorapplications.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  [J:6z \ ` @@@[   {C%2A`ArialTTCTheambitiousrequirementsgiventhestandardsgroup:&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Performancefrom266megabits/secondtooverfourgigabits/second&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Supportfordistancesupto10km&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Smallconnectors&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Highbandwidthutilizationwithdistanceinsensitivity&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Greaterconnectivitythanexistingmultidropchannels&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Broadavailability(i.e.,standardcomponents)&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Supportformultiplecost/performancelevels,fromsmallsystemstosupercomputers&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Abilitytocarrymultipleexistinginterfacecommandsets,includingInternetProtocol(IP),SCSI,IPI,HIPPIFP,andaudio/video.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      /% 4 <DL/ {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannel,achannel/networkstandard,containsnetworkfeaturesthatprovidetherequiredconnectivity,distance,andprotocolmultiplexing.Italsosupportstraditionalchannelfeaturesforsimplicity,repeatableperformance,andguaranteeddelivery.FibreChannelalsoworksasagenerictransportmechanism.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelarchitecturerepresentsatruechannel/networkintegrationwithanactive,intelligentinterconnectionamongdevices.AllaFibreChannelporthastodoistomanageasimplepointtopointconnection.Thetransmissionisisolatedfromthecontrolprotocol,sopointtopointlinks,arbitratedloops,andswitchedtopologiesareusedtomeetthespecificneedsofanapplication.Thefabricisselfmanaging.Nodesdonotneedstationmanagement,whichgreatlysimplifiesimplementation.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  _bS        &&&C%2A`ArialTTC         =jSC%2A`ArialTTC         3f   ExecutiveSummary    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelStandards    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Interoperability    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Storage    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageDevicesandSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageAreaNetwork    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Networks    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   TechnologyComparison    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   WhyFibreChannel?    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC       A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      ݀  S    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  Interoperability    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      TheFibreChannelIndustryAssociationhastwoindependentlaboratoriesforFibreChanneltesting.TheInteroperabilityLaboratory(IOL)attheUniversityofNewHampshiredevelopstestsuitesforvendorstocheckcompliancewiththeFibreChannelstandard.TheComputationalScienceandEngineeringLaboratoryattheUniversityofMinnesotaisfocusedonfunctionalityandextendingtheapplicationofFibreChannel.  _bS     A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      SӀ    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  Storage    &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelisthenextstorageinterface.FibreChannelhasbeenadoptedbythemajorcomputersystemsandstoragemanufacturersasthenexttechnologyforenterprisestorage.Iteliminatesdistance,bandwidth,scalability,andreliabilityissuesofSCSI.    A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      ݀  S    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  StorageDevicesandSystems    &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelisbeingprovidedasastandarddiskinterface.IndustryleadingRAIDmanufacturersareshippingFibreChannelsystems.Soon,RAIDproviderswillnotberegardedasviablevendorsunlesstheyofferFibreChannel.   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC        [J:6z \ `@@@[      &&&C%2A`ArialTTC         =jSC%2A`ArialTTC         3f   ExecutiveSummary    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelStandards    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Interoperability    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Storage    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageDevicesandSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageAreaNetwork    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Networks    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   TechnologyComparison    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   WhyFibreChannel?    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC     XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S  StorageAreaNetwork    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC       {C%2A`ArialTTCThenetworkbehindtheserverslinkingoneormoreserverstooneormorestoragesystems.EachstoragesystemcouldbeRAID,tapebackup,tapelibrary,CDROMlibrary,orJBOD(JustaBunchofDisks).FibreChannelnetworksarerobustandresilientwiththesefeatures:&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Sharedstorageamongsystems&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Scalablenetwork&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Highperformance&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Robustdataintegrityandreliability&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Fastdataaccessandbackup&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC        /% 4 <DL/[J:6z \a `b@@@[   {C%2A`ArialTTCInaFibreChannelnetwork,legacystoragesystemsareinterfacedusingaFibreChanneltoSCSIbridge.IPisusedforservertoserverandclient/servercommunications.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCStoragenetworksoperatewithbothSCSIandnetworking(IP)protocols.ServersandworkstationsusetheFibreChannelnetworkforsharedaccesstothesamestoragedeviceorsystem.LegacySCSIsystemsareinterfacedusingaFibreChanneltoSCSIbridge.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelproductshavedefinedanewstandardofperformance,deliveringasustainedbandwidthofover97MB/secondforlargefiletransfersandtensofthousandsI/OspersecondforbusinesscriticaldatabaseapplicationsonaGigabitlink.ThisnewcapabilityforopensystemsstorageisthereasonFibreChannelistheconnectivitystandardforstorageaccess.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  _bS        &&&C%2A`ArialTTC         =jSC%2A`ArialTTC         3f   ExecutiveSummary    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelStandards    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Interoperability    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Storage    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageDevicesandSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageAreaNetwork    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Networks    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   TechnologyComparison    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   WhyFibreChannel?    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC     XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S  Networks    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC       {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelnetworksprovideenterprisesnewlevelsofperformanceandreliability.ThemanynetworkapplicationsforFibreChannelinclude:&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Nonstopcorporatebackbone&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..HighperformanceCAD/CAEnetwork&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Formovieanimationandpostproductionprojectstoreducethetimetomarket.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Quickresponsenetworkforimagingapplications.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      /% 4 <DL/ {C%2A`ArialTTC ??   =jS   cRB>z \9}`@@@c   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      _bS US FibreChannelwasdevelopedbythecomputerindustryforITapplications.ItsdevelopmentfocusedonremovingtheperformancebarriersoflegacyLANs.AmongtheperformanceenhancingfeaturesofFibreChannelfornetworkingare:&&&C%2A`ArialTTC     2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Confirmeddelivery,enhancingthereliabilityoftheprotocolstackortheoptionofbypassingtheprotocolstackforincreasedperformance.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Completesupportfortraditionalnetworkselfdiscovery.FullsupportofARP,RARP,andotherselfdiscoveryprotocols.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Supportfordedicatedbandwidthpointtopointcircuits,sharedbandwidthloopcircuits,orscalablebandwidthswitchedcircuits.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Trueconnectionserviceorfractionalbandwidth,connectionorientedvirtualcircuitstoguaranteequalityofserviceforcriticalbackupsorotheroperations.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Theoptionofrealcircuitsorvirtualcircuits.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..InstantcircuitsetuptimemeasuredinmicrosecondsusinghardwareenhancedFibreChannelprotocol.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Extremelylowlatencyconnectionandconnectionlessservice.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..AutomaticselfdiscoveryofFibreChanneltopology.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Fullsupportfortimesynchronousapplicationslikevideo,usingfractionalbandwidthvirtualcircuits.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Efficient,highbandwidth,lowlatencytransfersusingvariablelength(02KB)frames.Highlyeffectiveforprotocolframesoflessthan100bytesaswellasbulkdatatransferusingthemaximumframesize.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      /% 4 <DL/ {C%2A`ArialTTCIntheearlydays,asinglecomputervendorprovidedaproprietarysolutiontoasinglebuyer,thedataprocessingmanager.Withtheminicomputer,theprocesschanged,anddepartmentsboughttheirowncomputingsolution.Themarkettransitionedtomultiplesolutionssoldtomultiplebuyers,resultinginincompatible,proprietarydataprocessingsystems.Overtimeusersrealizedtheyneededtocombinealldataprocessingintoanintegratedenvironment.Thisrequirementopenedthedoorforopenstandardsbasedsolutions.Now,companiesareconnectingtheirmainframeswithenterpriseanddepartmentserversfordistributedclient/serverarchitectures.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCDistributedcomputingandparallelprocessinghasresultedinasignificantincreaseinprocesstoprocesscommunications.Atthesametime,thedatastoragerequirementshaveexploded.Thisnewparadigmonlyworksifdatacanbemovedandsharedquickly.TheneedforveryhighbandwidthandextremelylowlatencyI/Oisparamount.FibreChannelisthesolutionthatdelivers.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  [!J:6z \[o `\o@@@[   {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelisattractivebecauseitoffersastandardsbasedsolution.Withtheemphasisonopensystems,endusersareshyingawayfromproprietarysolutionsandverticallyintegrated,singleprovidersolutions.Today,theyareintegratingthebestindustryoffersintointegrated,seamlesssystems.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCThesenewsystemsarebeingdrivenbythetechnologyandmarketingforcesassociatedwithclient/serverimplementations.FibreChannelistheonlytechnologyavailablewiththereliability,responsiveness,scalability,highthroughput,andlowlatencyneededtomeetthebroadrangeofmarketandtechnologyrequirements.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCUsersenjoytheseadvantages:&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Scalablesystems&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Morecosteffectivesystems&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..StraightforwardmigrationtoFibreChannel&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Continuedsupportoflegacysystems&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Gracefulupwardmigration&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      /% 4 <DL/ {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannel'sscalabilityprovidesacontinuedreturnoninvestmentlongintothefuture.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  _bS        &&&C%2A`ArialTTC         =jSC%2A`ArialTTC         3f   ExecutiveSummary    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelStandards    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Interoperability    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Storage    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageDevicesandSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageAreaNetwork    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Networks    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   TechnologyComparison    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   WhyFibreChannel?    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC       A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      ݀  S    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  TechnologyComparison    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC       {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelisaproductofthecomputerindustry.FibreChannelwasspecificallydesignedtoremovethebarriersofperformanceexistinginlegacyLANsandchannels.Inadditiontoprovidingscalablegigabittechnology,thearchitectsprovidedflowcontrol,selfmanagement,andultrareliability.&&& C%2A`ArialTTCԀ {C%2A`ArialTTCGigabitEthernetisdesignedtoenableacommonframefromthedesktoptothebackbone.However,FibreChannelisdesignedtobeatransportserviceindependentofprotocol.FibreChannel'sabilitytouseasingletechnologyforstorage,networks,audio/video,ortomoverawdataissuperiortothecommonframefeature.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCATMwasdesignedatawideareanetworkwiththeabilitytoprovidequalityofserviceforfractionalbandwidthservice.ThefeatureoffractionalbandwidthwithassuredQualityofServiceisattractiveforsomeapplications.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCForthemoredemandingapplications,Class4FibreChannelprovidesguaranteeddeliveryandgigabitbandwidthaswellasfractionalbandwidthqualityofservice.&&& C%2A`ArialTTCԀ {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannel'suseinbothnetworksandstorageprovidesapricesavingsduetoeconomiesofscaleassociatedwithlargervolumes.Userscanexpecttheirmostcosteffective,highestperformancesolutionstobebuiltusingFibreChannel.&&& C%2A`ArialTTCԀ {C%2A`ArialTTCAsshowninTable3.1below,FibreChannelisthebesttechnologyforapplicationsthatrequirehighbandwidth,reliablesolutionsthatscalefromsmalltoverylarge.&&& C%2A`ArialTTCԀ  _bS     Ӂ        C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannel   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      C%2A`ArialTTCGigabitEthernet   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      C%2A`ArialTTCATM   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCTechnologyapplication   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCStorage,network,video,clusters&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNetwork&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNetwork,video&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCTopologies   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCpointtopointloophub,switched&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCPointtopointhub,switched&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCSwitched&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCBaudrate   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTC1.06Gbps&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTC1.25Gbps&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTC622Mbps&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCScalabilitytohigherdatarates   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTC2.12Gbps,4.24Gbps&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNotdefined&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTC1.24Gbps&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCGuaranteeddelivery   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCYes&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNo&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNo&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCCongestiondataloss   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNone&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCYes&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCYes&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCFramesize   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCVariable,02KB&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCVariable,01.5KB&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCFixed,53B&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCFlowcontrol   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCCreditBased&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCRateBased&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCRateBased&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCPhysicalmedia   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCCopperandFiber&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCCopperandFiber&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCCopperandFiber&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        C%2A`ArialTTCProtocolssupported   &&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNetwork,SCSI,Video&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNetwork&&&C%2A`ArialTTCC%2A`ArialTTCNetwork,video&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW  C"#2A`ArialTTCTable3.1Technologycomparison&&&C%2A`ArialTTC  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW  &&&C%2A`ArialTTC  _bS   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC         =jSC%2A`ArialTTC         3f   ExecutiveSummary    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelStandards    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Interoperability    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Storage    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageDevicesandSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageAreaNetwork    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Networks    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   TechnologyComparison    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   WhyFibreChannel?    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC       A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      ݀  S    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  WhyFibreChannel?    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC       {C%2A`ArialTTC ??   =jS   c$RB>z \9}`@@@c   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      _bS US FibreChannelisthesolutionforITprofessionalswhoneedreliable,costeffectiveinformationstorageanddeliveryatblazingspeeds.Withdevelopmentstartedin1988andANSIstandardapprovalin1994,FibreChannelisthemature,safesolutionforgigabitcommunications.&&&C%2A`ArialTTCԀ   {C%2A`ArialTTCToday'sdataexplosionpresentsunprecedentedchallengesincorporatingdatawarehousing,imaging,integratedaudio/video,networkedstorage,realtimecomputing,collaborativeprojectsandCAD/CAE.FibreChannelissimplytheeasiest,mostreliablesolutionforinformationstorageandretrieval.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannel,apowerfulANSIstandard,economicallyandpracticallymeetsthechallengewiththeseadvantages:&&& C%2A`ArialTTCԀ   2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. PricePerformanceLeadership FibreChanneldeliverscosteffectivesolutionsforstorageandnetworks.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. SolutionsLeadership FibreChannelprovidesversatileconnectivitywithscalableperformance.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. Reliable FibreChannel,amostreliableformofcommunications,sustainsanenterprisewithassuredinformationdelivery.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. GigabitBandwidthNow Gigabitsolutionsareinplacetoday!Onthehorizonistwogigabitperseconddatadelivery.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. MultipleTopologies Dedicatedpointtopoint,sharedloops,andscaledswitchedtopologiesmeetapplicationrequirements.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. MultipleProtocols FibreChanneldeliversdata.SCSI,TCP/IP,video,orrawdatacanalltakeadvantageofhighperformance,reliableFibreChanneltechnology.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. Scalable Fromsinglepointtopointgigabitlinkstointegratedenterpriseswithhundredsofservers,FibreChanneldeliversunmatchedperformance.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. CongestionFree FibreChannel'screditbasedflowcontroldeliversdataasfastasthedestinationbufferisabletoreceiveit.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC".. HighEfficiency Realpriceperformanceisdirectlycorrelatedtotheefficiencyofthetechnology.FibreChannelhasverylittletransmissionoverhead.Mostimportant,theFibreChannelprotocol,isspecificallydesignedforhighlyefficientoperationusinghardware.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC      /% 4 <DL/ {C%2A`ArialTTCCorporateinformationisakeycompetitivefactor,andFibreChannelenhancesITdepartments'abilitytoaccessandprotectitmoreefficiently.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCInfact,multipleterabytesofFibreChannelinterfacedstorageareinstalledeveryday!FibreChannelworksequallywellforstorage,networks,video,dataacquisition,andmanyotherapplications.FibreChannelisidealforreliable,highspeedtransportofdigitalaudio/video.AerospacedevelopersareusingFibreChannelforultrareliable,realtimenetworking.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelisafast,reliabledatatransportsystemthatscalestomeettherequirementsofanyenterprise.Today,installationsrangefromsmallpostproductionsystemsonFibreChannellooptoverylargeCADsystemslinkingthousandsofusersintoaswitched,FibreChannelnetwork.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   2( 4 <DL20..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..FibreChannelisidealfortheseapplications:&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Highperformancestorage&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Largedatabasesanddatawarehouses&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Storagebackupsystemsandrecovery&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Serverclusters&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Networkbasedstorage&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Highperformanceworkgroups&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Campusbackbones&&& C%2A`ArialTTC0..0.... {C%2A`ArialTTC"..Digitalaudio/videonetworks&&& C%2A`ArialTTC   &&&C%2A`ArialTTC        /% 4 <DL/[&J:6z \V `V@@@[  _bS      &&&C%2A`ArialTTC         =jSC%2A`ArialTTC         3f   ExecutiveSummary    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelStandards    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Interoperability    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Storage    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageDevicesandSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   StorageAreaNetwork    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   Networks    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   TechnologyComparison    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   WhyFibreChannel?    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ |          3f   FibreChannelSystems    C%2A`ArialTTC  Ԁ | &&& _bSC%2A`ArialTTC       A7  #&),/25AO<6X9`("Courier NewTTO      ݀  S    XXXC%2A`ArialTTC      1[S/% 4 <DL/  FibreChannelSystems    c     &&&C%2A`ArialTTC       {C%2A`ArialTTCFibreChannelsystemsareassembledfromadapters,hubs,storage,andswitches.HostbusadaptersareinstalledintohostslikeanyotherSCSIhostbusadapter.Hubslinkindividualelementstogethertoformasharedbandwidthloop.Disksystemsintegratealoopintothebackplane.AportbypasscircuitprovidestheabilitytohotswapFibreChanneldisksandFibreChannellinkstoahub.FibreChannelswitchesprovidescalablesystemsofalmostanysize.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  [(J:6z \/ `0@@@[   {C%2A`ArialTTCITsystemstodayrequireanorderofmagnitudeimprovementinperformance.Highperformance,gigabitFibreChannelmeetsthisrequirement.FibreChannelisthemostreliable,scalable,gigabitcommunicationstechnologytoday.Itwasdesignedbythecomputerindustryforhighperformancecommunications,andnoothertechnologymatchesitstotalsystemsolution.&&& C%2A`ArialTTC  _bS       5+ 4 <DL!5XXX 1[SW\  `*Times New RomanTTW