iFCP - A Protocol for Internet Fibre Channel Storage Networking draft-monia-ips-ifcp-00.txt Charles Monia Senior Technology Consultant Nishan Systems cmonia@nishansystems.com
iFCP and FCIP Comparison • iFCP – An IP gateway protocol for internetworking Fibre Channel storage devices • FCIP – An IP tunneling protocol for connecting islands of FC SANs 12/12/00 Charles Monia, Nishan Systems 2
FCIP Tunneling Model FC FC Tape Server Library FC FC Tape Server Library FCIP FCIP IP Network Tunnel Tunnel Fibre Fibre Channel Channel Tunnel Session SAN SAN FC FC Server FC JBOD FC Server JBOD 12/12/00 Charles Monia, Nishan Systems 3
iFCP Network Model FC FC Tape Server Library FC FC Tape Server Library Device-to-Device iFCP iFCP Session Gateway Gateway IP Network iFCP iFCP Gateway Gateway Device-to-Device Session FC FC Server FC JBOD FC Server JBOD 12/12/00 Charles Monia, Nishan Systems 4
iFCP Goals • Consolidate FC storage switching and routing functions within the IP fabric to: – Reduce total cost of ownership – Unify network and storage management domains – Exploit IP technology investment and innovation • Leverage MPLS, CoS/QoS, ToS, DiffServ,… • Manage traffic flows between individual FC devices And… – Extend SAN reach to LAN/MAN/WAN distances 12/12/00 Charles Monia, Nishan Systems 5
Status • Next Step – Prepare rev 01 • Major goals for this revision – Complete the N_PORT session model – Encapsulation changes for additional end-to-end error detection • Action Request – Adopt iFCP as an official IPS work item 12/12/00 Charles Monia, Nishan Systems 6
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