High speed storage area networks using a fibre channel arbitrated loop interconnect.

High speed storage area networks using a fibre channel arbitrated loop interconnect.

Fibre channel arbitrated loops offer a new approach to realizing high-speed storage interconnection networks. We describe an FC-AL topology and FC-AL protocols for storage networks. In particular, we describe channel arbitration, signaling and transmission protocols, and the fibre channel mapping pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Network : the magazine of global information exchange 14, 2 (2000).
Main Author: Heath, J.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
FC-AL protocols.
FC-AL topology.
SCSI.
Channel arbitration.
Fibre channel arbitrated loop interconnect.
Fibre channel mapping protocol.
High speed storage area networks.
High-speed storage interconnection networks.
Network performance.
Performance results.
Signaling protocols.
Simulation model.
Transmission protocols.