March 2000
Intermediate to advanced
632 pages
18h 6m
English
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12
Fibre Channel
12.1 Introduction
The increase in demand for bandwidth requires faster server-to-storage and server-to-server networking. This is mainly due to the increase in client/server applications. Fibre Channel is one solution to this, as it is a highly reliable technology which operates at gigabit speeds. It interconnects well with other technologies, especially SCSI and TCP/IP. The main applications have been in switches, hubs, storage systems, storage devices and adapters. The term fibre is a generic term which can indicate either optical or a copper cable
Its development started in 1988 and ANSI standard approval in 1994. It has the following advantages:
• Cost-effective channel - it is a cost-effective for storage and networks.
• Reliable ...