FICON channels started in the IBM 9672 G5 and G6 servers with 1 Gbps. Eventually these
channels were enhanced to FICON Express channels in zSeries 800(z800), zSeries 900
(z900) servers and IBM System z9™ 109, with 2 Gbps.
FICON Express 2 channels are a new
generation of FICON channels that offer improved performance capability over previous
generations of FICON Express and FICON channels. They are supported on the
IBM Eserver zSeries 990 (z990), zSeries 890 (z890) and IBM System z9 109. Figure 2-25
shows the performance enhancement of FICON Express 2.
Figure 2-25 Performance ...
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