Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals

Chapter 3. Overview of Network Operating Principles

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Discuss the history of the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Parallel Interface (SPI), Ethernet, TCP/IP, and Fibre Channel (FC)

• Explain the difference between baud, raw bit, and data bit rates

• Quantify the actual throughput available to SCSI via the SPI, Internet SCSI (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP)

• Recognize the various physical topologies

• State which logical topologies are supported by the SPI, Ethernet, IP, and FC

• Define the basic techniques for service and device discovery

• Describe the discovery mechanisms used in SPI, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and FC environments

This chapter characterizes Ethernet, the TCP/IP suite, ...