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CHAPTER 1
FIBRE CHANNEL INTERFACE
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1.1
Topologies in Fibre Channel Interface ........................................................................... 1-2
1.1.1
Node/Port ....................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.1.2
Link................................................................................................................................ 1-3
1.1.3
Arbitrated Loop.............................................................................................................. 1-3
1.1.4
Port Bypass Circuit (BC)................................................................................................ 1-3
1.1.5
Encoding & Decoding.................................................................................................... 1-4
1.1.6
Buffer-to-buffer frame transfer ....................................................................................... 1-4
1.2
Information Transmitted on the Loop ............................................................................ 1-5
1.2.1
Ordered Sets (Refer to FC-PH, Section 11.4)................................................................. 1-6
1.2.1.1 Primitive Signals ............................................................................................................ 1-6
1.2.1.2 Frame Delimiters............................................................................................................ 1-6
1.2.1.3 Primitive Sequence......................................................................................................... 1-6
1.2.2
Frame Structure (Refer to FC-PH, Chapter 17) .............................................................. 1-7
1.3
Physical Requirements, Electrical Requirements ........................................................... 1-10
1.3.1
Interface connector ......................................................................................................... 1-10
1.3.2
Signal function in SFF8045 mode.................................................................................. 1-12
1.3.3
Signal function in SFF8067 mode.................................................................................. 1-17
1.4
Drive Operation on the Loop ......................................................................................... 1-18
1.4.1
Loop Initialization.......................................................................................................... 1-18
1.4.2
Arbitration...................................................................................................................... 1-23
1.4.3
Communication between Initiator and Target ................................................................ 1-24
1.5
Ordered Sets (Refer to FC-PH, Section 11.4 and FC-AL, Chapter 6) ............................ 1-26
1.6
Basic Link Service ......................................................................................................... 1-27
1.6.1
Abort Sequence (ABTS) ................................................................................................ 1-29
1.6.2
Basic Access (BA_ACC) ............................................................................................... 1-30
1.6.3
Basic Reject (BA_RJT) .................................................................................................. 1-31
1.7
Extended Link Service ................................................................................................... 1-32
1.7.1
Port Login (PLOGI/PLOGI_ACC)................................................................................. 1-34
1.7.1.1 Port/Node Name format ................................................................................................. 1-35
1.7.1.2 Common Service Parameter ........................................................................................... 1-36
1.7.1.3 Class 3 Service Parameter .............................................................................................. 1-38
Summary of Contents for MAA3182FC Series
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