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Fibre Channel over IP
Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) is a protocol used to transport Fibre Channel frames
over TCP/IP, thus providing SAN over WAN capabilities. FCIP is commonly used
to interconnect (merge) SANs that are separated by such a distance that a direct
connection is cost prohibitive or technically unfeasible.
This chapter provides the following information:
lists the attributes of FCIP implementation in the iSR6200.
“Configuring FCIP” on page 5-2
explains the parameters used in setting up
FCIP, E_Port and F_Port extensions, WAN characteristics, data
compression, bandwidth, and TCP window settings.
FCIP Attributes
The iSR6200 system FCIP implementation has the following attributes:
Compatible with all Fibre Channel vendor fabrics (all Fibre Channel
switches)
E_Port extension—Bridges same Fibre Channel vendor SANs (such as
Fibre Channel switches)
F_Port extension—Does not merge fabrics
Supported configurations:
Two same-vendor Fibre Channel SAN islands
Direct connect from one N_Port to a remote SAN island
Support for 1GbE and 10GbE connections:
100MBps on each 1Gb Ethernet or 8Gb Fibre Channel route
400MBps on each 10Gb Ethernet or 8Gb Fibre Channel route
Compression at 1.5Gbps
TCP/IP selective acknowledgement (SACK) of packets
Support for bandwidth throttling
Distances up to 250ms with TCP window size up to 16M
Trace route and ping support
Summary of Contents for iSR6200
Page 1: ...ISR651101 00 G iSR6200 Intelligent Storage Router Installation Guide ...
Page 20: ...Preface Technical Support xx ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 34: ...1 Introduction iSR6200 Router Blades 1 14 ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 60: ...3 Installation Installing New Firmware 3 18 ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 90: ...4 Configuration Controlling per Host LUN Access on the iSR6200 4 30 ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 110: ...5 Fibre Channel over IP Configuring FCIP 5 20 ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 128: ...7 Removal and Replacement Power and Cooling Modules 7 14 ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 134: ...A Technical Specifications Environmental and Safety A 6 ISR651101 00 G ...
Page 160: ...B Simple Network Management Protocol Notifications B 26 ISR651101 00 G ...
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