Fibre Channel Switched Fabric

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf network topology
gptkbp:allows dynamic addition of devices
gptkbp:canBe multiple interconnected switches
single switch
gptkbp:composedOf Fibre Channel switches
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Fibre_Channel_Arbitrated_Loop
Fibre Channel point-to-point topology
gptkbp:enables device discovery
point-to-point connections
fabric login (FLOGI)
fabric services
multiple simultaneous communications
name server services
port login (PLOGI)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fibre Channel Switched Fabric
gptkbp:mayInclude hundreds of devices
gptkbp:provides load balancing
fault tolerance
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:T11_Technical_Committee
gptkbp:supports zoning
scalability
high availability
multipathing
data rates up to 128 Gbps
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:Fibre_Channel_Protocol
gptkbp:usedBy data centers
enterprise storage systems
gptkbp:usedFor storage area networks
gptkbp:usedIn Fibre Channel networks
gptkbp:uses Fibre Channel addresses
World Wide Names (WWN)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:T11_Technical_Committee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7