Fibre Channel

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Fibre Channel is a high-speed network technology primarily used to connect computer data storage in storage area networks (SANs), offering low-latency, high-throughput communication for enterprise environments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf data center technology
network technology
storage networking protocol
abbreviation FC
addressingScheme World Wide Name
commonUseCase block storage access
high-availability storage systems
mission-critical applications
competesWith FCoE
NVMe over Fabrics
iSCSI
dataRateGeneration 1 Gbit/s
128 Gbit/s (using parallel lanes)
16 Gbit/s
2 Gbit/s
32 Gbit/s
4 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
8 Gbit/s
designGoal high-performance storage networking
low CPU overhead for storage I/O
encapsulates IP packets
NVMe commands
SCSI commands
introduced 1990s
keyProperty full-duplex communication
high reliability
high throughput
lossless transport
low latency
layerModel Fibre Channel protocol stack
OSIModelRelation partially network layer
primarily data link layer
primarily physical layer
physicalMedium copper cabling
optical fiber
primaryUse connecting computer data storage
storage area networks
standardizedBy ANSI
INCITS
supportsFeature fabric services
flow control
multipathing
zoning
supportsTopology arbitrated loop
point-to-point
switched fabric
typicalEnvironment enterprise data centers
storage area networks
usesDeviceType Fibre Channel director switch
host bus adapter
usesSwitchType Fibre Channel switch
linked to: Fibre Channel

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SCSI competesWith Fibre Channel
iSCSI competesWith Fibre Channel
iSCSI competesWith Fibre Channel over Ethernet
linked to: Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel usesSwitchType Fibre Channel switch
linked to: Fibre Channel
SAS competesWith Fibre Channel
INCITS standardizes Fibre Channel
Motorola VMEbus systems supportsInterface Fibre Channel (on some models)
linked to: Fibre Channel
HP storage systems supportsProtocol Fibre Channel
FC standsFor Fibre Channel
FCoE competesWith Fibre Channel
NVMe over Fabrics transportIncludes Fibre Channel
NVMe over Fabrics comparedTo Fibre Channel Protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
Solaris supports Fibre Channel
subject linked to: Solaris operating system
FCP fullName Fibre Channel Protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
FCP abbreviationOf Fibre Channel Protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
FCP runsOver Fibre Channel
FCP definedIn Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling standards
linked to: Fibre Channel
FCP topologySupport Fibre Channel switched fabric
linked to: Fibre Channel
FCP interoperatesWith Fibre Channel HBAs
linked to: Fibre Channel
INCITS T11 responsibleForStandard Fibre Channel
INCITS T11 responsibleForStandard Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH)
linked to: Fibre Channel
INCITS T11 responsibleForStandard Fibre Channel Switch Fabric (FC-SW)
linked to: Fibre Channel
INCITS T11 responsibleForStandard Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI (FCP)
linked to: Fibre Channel
ips relatedTechnology Fibre Channel
FCIP relatedTo Fibre Channel
iFCP relatedTo Fibre Channel
Storage Area Network typicalProtocol Fibre Channel
HPE Nimble Storage supportsProtocol Fibre Channel
HPE Primera supports Fibre Channel
HPE StoreEver supportsInterface Fibre Channel
FC-PI partOf Fibre Channel family
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-PI relatedTo Fibre Channel protocol (FC-PH)
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-FS field Fibre Channel
FC-FS partOf Fibre Channel standards family
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-LS fullName Fibre Channel - Link Services
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-LS usedBy Fibre Channel switches
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-LS relatedTo Fibre Channel protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-DA partOf Fibre Channel standards family
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-DA relatedTo Fibre Channel protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
FC-DA relatedTo Fibre Channel physical layer standards
linked to: Fibre Channel
FICON basedOn Fibre Channel
FICON transportLayer Fibre Channel protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
FICON relatedTo Fibre Channel
QLogic protocolSupported Fibre Channel
QLogic supportsStandard Fibre Channel Industry Association standards
linked to: Fibre Channel
T11 committee standardizes Fibre Channel
T11 committee standardizes Fibre Channel Protocol
linked to: Fibre Channel
T11 committee produces American National Standards for Fibre Channel
linked to: Fibre Channel