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FCoE protocols supported
The Brocade FCoE converged network adapter supports two layers of protocols: Ethernet link layer
and FCoE layer. They are listed in the following sections.
Ethernet link layer protocols supported
The following protocols support the Ethernet link layer.
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802.1q (VLAN)
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802.1Qaz (enhanced transmission selection)
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802.1Qbb (priority flow control)
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802.3ad (link aggregation)
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802.3ae (10 Gb Ethernet)
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802.1p (priority encoding)
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IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) for manufacturing debug and diagnostics
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IPv4 specification (RFC 793/768)
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IPv6 specification (RFC 2460)
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TCP/UDP specification (RFC 793/768)
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ARP specification (RFC 826)
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RSS with support for IPV4TCP, IPV4, IPV6TCP, IPV6 hash types
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HDS (Header-data split)
FCoE protocols
The following protocols support Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
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FIP (FC-BB5 compliant):
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Support for FIP Discovery protocol for dynamic FCF discovery and FCoE link management
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Support for FPMA and SPMA type FIP fabric login
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Support for Initiator mode only (FCP-3 compliant in Initiator mode)
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SCSI protection information support
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IP-over-FC
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NPIV support
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