Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
network topology
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:FC-AL
|
| gptkbp:allows |
multiple devices to share a single connection
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| gptkbp:alternativeTo |
gptkb:Fibre_Channel_switched_fabric
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| gptkbp:connects |
servers
tape drives RAID arrays disk drives |
| gptkbp:dataRate |
1 Gbit/s
2 Gbit/s 4 Gbit/s 8 Gbit/s |
| gptkbp:deprecatedIn |
yes
|
| gptkbp:failureMode |
single device failure can disrupt loop
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
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| gptkbp:introduced |
1990s
|
| gptkbp:maximumDevices |
126
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Fibre_Channel_switched_fabric
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| gptkbp:requires |
arbitration for access
|
| gptkbp:standardizedBy |
gptkb:ANSI
gptkb:INCITS |
| gptkbp:supports |
Fibre Channel technology
|
| gptkbp:type |
loop
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
cost-effective device interconnection
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
storage area networks
|
| gptkbp:uses |
arbitrated access method
arbitration protocol loop initialization process |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:FC-AL
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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