FCIP

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FCIP (Fibre Channel over IP) is a networking protocol that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames within IP networks to enable long-distance connectivity between storage area networks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standard
networking protocol
abbreviationOf Fibre Channel over IP
alternativeTo native dark fiber FC extension in some deployments
belongsTo Fibre Channel family of protocols
canOperateOver LAN
MAN
WAN
category storage networking protocol
tunneling protocol
communicatesBetween FCIP gateways or routers
definedIn IETF IP Storage (ips) working group
surface form: IETF IP Storage (ips) working group documents

RFC 3821
enables SAN extension over IP
long-distance connectivity between storage area networks
encapsulates Fibre Channel frames
fullName Fibre Channel over IP
goal preserve Fibre Channel semantics over IP
handles segmentation and reassembly of Fibre Channel frames over IP
introduced early 2000s
operatesAtLayer transport of Fibre Channel over IP
provides reliable transport for Fibre Channel frames over IP
relatedTo FCoE
Fibre Channel
iFCP
requires Fibre Channel infrastructure at endpoints
IP network infrastructure
TCP connection establishment between FCIP entities
runsOver IP networks
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
supports asynchronous replication over wide area networks
business continuity applications
disaster recovery solutions
link aggregation and trunking concepts at FC level (via underlying FC)
remote data replication
security mechanisms provided by underlying IP and TCP layers
synchronous replication over metropolitan distances (subject to latency)
tunneling of Fibre Channel over IP
tunneling of multiple FC links over a single IP connection
usedBy storage area network equipment vendors
usedFor backup over distance
data center interconnect
interconnecting geographically dispersed SANs
usedIn enterprise data centers
multi-site storage architectures
uses TCP as transport protocol
TCP port 3225 by default

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