RFC 3980 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2005

T11 Network Address Authority Naming Format for iSCSI Node Names

Overview

RFC 3980, “T11 Network Address Authority Naming Format for iSCSI Node Names”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2005 by M. Krueger, M. Chadalapaka, R. Elliott. It updates RFC 3720. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7143 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) is a SCSI transport protocol that maps the SCSI family of protocols onto TCP/IP. This document defines an additional iSCSI node name type format to enable use of the "Network Address Authority" (NAA) worldwide naming format defined by the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) T11 - Fibre Channel (FC) protocols and used by Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). This document updates RFC 3720. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 7143
This RFC updates
RFC 3720
Other RFCs from 2005

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