RFC 7143 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2014

Internet Small Computer System Interface Protocol

Overview

RFC 7143, “Internet Small Computer System Interface Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2014 by M. Chadalapaka, J. Satran, K. Meth, D. Black. It updates RFC 3721. It obsoletes RFC 3720, RFC 3980, RFC 4850, RFC 5048. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a transport protocol for SCSI that works on top of TCP. The iSCSI protocol aims to be fully compliant with the standardized SCSI Architecture Model (SAM-2). RFC 3720 defined the original iSCSI protocol. RFC 3721 discusses iSCSI naming examples and discovery techniques. Subsequently, RFC 3980 added an additional naming format to the iSCSI protocol. RFC 4850 followed up by adding a new public extension key to iSCSI. RFC 5048 offered a number of clarifications as well as a few improvements and corrections to the original iSCSI protocol.

This document obsoletes RFCs 3720, 3980, 4850, and 5048 by consolidating them into a single document and making additional updates to the consolidated specification. This document also updates RFC 3721. The text in this document thus supersedes the text in all the noted RFCs wherever there is a difference in semantics.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 3720 RFC 3980 RFC 4850 RFC 5048
This RFC updates
RFC 3721
Other RFCs from 2014

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