Fiber Channel

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:SCSI
gptkb:RAID
disk arrays
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:SAS
gptkb:InfiniBand
gptkb:iSCSI
gptkbp:definedIn ANSI X3.230
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fiber Channel
gptkbp:introducedIn 1988
gptkbp:OSIModelLayer gptkb:network_protocol
data link layer
physical layer
gptkbp:physicalLayer gptkb:fiber
copper cable
gptkbp:protocolStack gptkb:FC-1
gptkb:FC-0
FC-2
FC-3
FC-4
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:INCITS
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Fibre_Channel_over_Ethernet_(FCoE)
high-speed data transfer
zoning
hot swapping
arbitrated loop topology
multipathing
point-to-point topology
switched fabric topology
data rates up to 128 Gbit/s
gptkbp:usedBy cloud storage providers
enterprise data centers
gptkbp:usedFor storage area networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PMD_(Physical_Medium_Dependent)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7