Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP
RFC 3821, “Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2004 by M. Rajagopal, E. Rodriguez, R. Weber. It has since been updated by RFC 7146. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP) describes mechanisms that allow the interconnection of islands of Fibre Channel storage area networks over IP-based networks to form a unified storage area network in a single Fibre Channel fabric. FCIP relies on IP-based network services to provide the connectivity between the storage area network islands over local area networks, metropolitan area networks, or wide area networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 3820 Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Proxy Certificate Profile
- RFC 3822 Finding Fibre Channel over TCP/IP Entities Using Service Location Protocol version 2
- RFC 3819 Advice for Internet Subnetwork Designers
- RFC 3823 MIME Media Type for the Systems Biology Markup Language
- RFC 3818 IANA Considerations for the Point-to-Point Protocol
- RFC 3824 Using E.164 numbers with the Session Initiation Protocol
- RFC 3817 Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Active Discovery Relay for PPP over Ethernet
- RFC 3825 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Option for Coordinate-based Location Configuration Information