iFCP
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iFCP is an Internet protocol that enables Fibre Channel storage traffic to be transported over IP networks, facilitating long-distance and wide-area storage networking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| iFCP canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1934982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iFCP Context triple: [IETF IP Storage (ips) working group, standardizedProtocol, iFCP]
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A.
IFI
IFI is the acronym for the Philippine Independent Church, a self-governing Christian denomination that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the early 20th century and is known for its nationalist roots.
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B.
ICP
ICP (Initial Connection Protocol) was an early ARPANET protocol used to establish and negotiate initial connections between hosts before handing communication over to higher-level services.
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C.
IFS
IFS is the acronym for the Indian Foreign Service, the elite diplomatic corps of India responsible for managing the country’s external affairs and international relations.
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D.
INTF
INTF is a German academic institute renowned for its critical research and editions of the Greek New Testament text.
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E.
IMCF
IMCF is the commonly used abbreviation for Inter Miami CF, the Major League Soccer club based in South Florida and co-owned by David Beckham.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iFCP Target entity description: iFCP is an Internet protocol that enables Fibre Channel storage traffic to be transported over IP networks, facilitating long-distance and wide-area storage networking.
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A.
IFI
IFI is the acronym for the Philippine Independent Church, a self-governing Christian denomination that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the early 20th century and is known for its nationalist roots.
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B.
ICP
ICP (Initial Connection Protocol) was an early ARPANET protocol used to establish and negotiate initial connections between hosts before handing communication over to higher-level services.
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C.
IFS
IFS is the acronym for the Indian Foreign Service, the elite diplomatic corps of India responsible for managing the country’s external affairs and international relations.
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D.
INTF
INTF is a German academic institute renowned for its critical research and editions of the Greek New Testament text.
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E.
IMCF
IMCF is the commonly used abbreviation for Inter Miami CF, the Major League Soccer club based in South Florida and co-owned by David Beckham.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet protocol
ⓘ
storage networking protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Internet Fibre Channel Protocol ⓘ |
| allows | interconnection of isolated Fibre Channel fabrics via IP ⓘ |
| architecture | gateway-based protocol ⓘ |
| category |
Fibre Channel over IP protocol
ⓘ
storage area networking protocol ⓘ |
| competesWith |
FCIP
ⓘ
iSCSI ⓘ |
| definedBy | IETF IP Storage (ips) working group ⓘ |
| definedIn | RFC 4172 ⓘ |
| designedFor | enterprise storage networking ⓘ |
| enables | transport of Fibre Channel frames over IP networks ⓘ |
| encapsulates | Fibre Channel frames in IP packets ⓘ |
| focusesOn | gateway-level Fibre Channel frame routing ⓘ |
| fullName | Internet Fibre Channel Protocol ⓘ |
| layer | application layer over TCP/IP ⓘ |
| maintains | Fibre Channel semantics over IP transport ⓘ |
| maps | Fibre Channel N_PORTs to IP addresses ⓘ |
| operatesOver | IP networks ⓘ |
| previouslyDefinedIn | RFC 3821 ⓘ |
| provides | virtualization of Fibre Channel fabric over IP ⓘ |
| purpose |
extend Fibre Channel SANs over distance
ⓘ
interconnect Fibre Channel storage devices over IP ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fibre Channel
ⓘ
IP storage ⓘ storage area networks ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| status | Proposed Standard in the IETF standards track ⓘ |
| supports |
Fibre Channel fabric services over IP
ⓘ
data center to data center SAN extension ⓘ disaster recovery storage replication over IP ⓘ gateway-to-gateway communication ⓘ long-distance storage networking ⓘ multiple virtual fabrics over a single IP network ⓘ point-to-point connectivity between Fibre Channel devices via IP ⓘ security mechanisms via underlying IPsec or TCP security ⓘ wide-area storage networking ⓘ |
| transports | Fibre Channel storage traffic over IP ⓘ |
| uses |
TCP as transport protocol
ⓘ
TCP for reliable, ordered delivery of Fibre Channel frames ⓘ TCP port 3420 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: iFCP Description of subject: iFCP is an Internet protocol that enables Fibre Channel storage traffic to be transported over IP networks, facilitating long-distance and wide-area storage networking.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.