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16 Cards in this Set
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N_port |
'Node port'. These are the ports on hosts and storage devices |
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F_port |
'Fabric ports'. Connects nodes to the fabric (switches, hubs, etc) |
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E_port |
Internal fibre ports... Connects switches and hubs together |
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G_port |
General. Can be used as F or E ports |
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FC HBA |
Fibre channel host based adaptor |
Converts connections from Ethernet or other standards to fibre channel |
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FC-AL |
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop |
Used in hubs, when there is no network intelligence directing traffic |
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FC-SW |
Switch based fibre channel. Switches make decisions on routing |
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Multi-mode fibre cables |
Usually 9 feet Cheaper Thicker |
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Single mode fibre cables |
Can be longer Single beam of light |
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Scsi |
Small computer systems interface 1. Set of connections in a channel architecture using electrical signaling 2. Command/response protocol |
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FC protocol stack order |
Upper later protocol (SCSI, IP, etc) FC-4 Upper later protocol mapping FC-2 Framing/flow control FC-1 encode/decode, bit and frame sync FC-0 physical layer |
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FC-0 |
Physical layer. Cables, connections, etc |
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FC-1 |
Encode/decode Bit and frame sync |
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FC-2 |
Routing/flow control Frame structure, FC addressing, flow control |
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FC-3 |
Common services Not implemented |
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FC-4 |
Mapping interface Maps upper layer protocol to lower layers |
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