Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a method of sending Fibre Channel frames directly over an Ethernet network. It relies on a new Ethernet transport with extensions that provide lossless transmission of storage data. This chapter examines these Ethernet extensions to provide you with background information. Then it explains FCoE technology and the selected IBM and IBM Business Partner products that support it.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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